Anna Blinkova vs Elena Gabriela RuseLimoges 125 Round of 32

Limoges 125 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 December 2024
hard
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Blinkova A.
6-4 6-1
Ruse E.
Blinkova A.
662
Ruse E.
41

Anna Blinkova defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 6-1 in the Limoges 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
Blinkova A.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Blinkova 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

Blinkova A.Ruse E.
0
Serve
0
47
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·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (127 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
66
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
72
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 42 days (−1.0)
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1654
Surface ELO
6.0+100 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1850
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
5.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
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·Clear edge
75
98

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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