Arantxa Rus vs Varvara GrachevaHobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#88WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rus A.
6-2 6-3
Gracheva V.
Rus A.
662
Gracheva V.
230

Arantxa Rus defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-3 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #88.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rus A.

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

Rus A.Gracheva V.
Serve
3
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
74
Break points saved·Dominant
51
76
Break points won·Even
86
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.8Hard Elo 1503
Surface ELO
8.2+261 Hard Elo edge
1.3Overall Elo 1511
ELO gap
8.7Overall Elo 1810
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
5.5
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
7.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Rus A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 77%