Danka Kovinic vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Stanford 125 Round of 32

Stanford 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Kovinic D.
3-6 7-5 7-5
Ruse E.
Kovinic D.
3772
Ruse E.
6551

Danka Kovinic defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the Stanford 125 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #72.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kovinic D.Ruse E.
—
Serve
0
—
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kovinic D.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
66
Break points saved·Dominant
28
72
Break points won·Clear edge
74
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
97
Tiebreaks·Even
2
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kovinic D.Ruse E.
Freshness·
—
98

Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Wang Y.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Wang Y.
Uchijima M.
6-35-77-5
Rakhimova K.
Yuan Y.
6-36-7106-3
Quarter-finals
Yuan Y.
Bai Z.
W/O
Wang Y.
Hontama M.
6-36-3
Uchijima M.
Burrage J.
6-44-66-4
Rakhimova K.
Shymanovich I.
6-32-66-4
R16
Uchijima M.
Hibino N.
7-52-0
Wang Y.
Korpatsch T.
6-17-5
Hontama M.
Peterson R.
6-36-2
Burrage J.
Day K.
2-67-636-3
Yuan Y.
Baindl K.
4-67-636-2
Bai Z.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-46-2
Shymanovich I.
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Rakhimova K.
Montgomery R.
7-56-3
R32
Korpatsch T.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Wang Y.
Snigur D.
1-66-26-1
Hontama M.
Birrell K.
3-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Krueger A.
7-657-5
Hibino N.
Savinykh V.
7-56-2
Uchijima M.
Baptiste H.
7-636-2
Day K.
Zhao C.
6-26-4
Burrage J.
Shnaider D.
6-46-2
Baindl K.
Gadecki O.
6-26-2
Yuan Y.
Volynets K.
4-67-636-0
Bassols Ribera M.
Mandlik E.
6-756-47-64
Bai Z.
Liu C.
2-67-636-3
Kovinic D.
Ruse E.
3-67-57-5
Shymanovich I.
Watson H.
6-26-4
Montgomery R.
Vandeweghe C.
6-37-63
Rakhimova K.
Blake A.
7-52-66-1