Varvara Lepchenko vs Elena Gabriela RuseAngers 125 Round of 16

Angers 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#175WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 December 2024
hard
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Lepchenko V.
7-6 7-6
Ruse E.
Lepchenko V.
78772
Ruse E.
6665

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-6 7-6 in the Angers 125 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #71.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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

Lepchenko V.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
47
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
72
Break points won·Dominant
65
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1559
Surface ELO
7.1+196 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1578
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1850
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
6.6
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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·Dominant
67
97

Lepchenko V.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Ruse E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast