Arantxa Rus vs Xiyu Wang — Rome Qualifying Round 2

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
clay
Xiyu Wang
CHN
Xiyu Wang
#86WTA
1772ELO
1730Clay ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Rus A.
6-2 6-2
Wang X.
Rus A.
662
Wang X.
22–

Arantxa Rus defeated Xiyu Wang 6-2 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Xiyu Wang came in ranked #86, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Arantxa Rus narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-21GuangzhouR32hardXiyu Wang6-2 6-4
2021-04-17BJK Cup Playoffs: NED vs CHNRRclayXiyu Wang6-1 3-6 6-2
2021-03-01LyonR32hardArantxa Rus7-6(6) 6-4
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR64hardXiyu Wang6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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

Statistics

This season
Rus A.Wang X.
1st serve in·Even
75%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Wang X.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
63
Break points saved·Dominant
51
87
Break points won·Slight edge
86
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
15
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Rus A.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Wang X.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.9Clay Elo 1500
Surface ELO
7.1+230 Clay Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1511
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1772
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
5.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
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
Rus A.Wang X.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
94

Rus A.: 18 days rest · Wang X.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ruzic A.
Niemeier J.
6-36-3
Rus A.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Volynets K.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Todoni A.
W/O
Bondar A.
Seidel E.
7-56-4
Joint M.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Gadecki O.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.
Chwalinska M.
3-66-36-1
Mboko V.
Rakhimova K.
4-66-16-1
Arango E.
Jeanjean L.
4-67-53-0
Ruse E.
Siegemund L.
7-56-2
Baptiste H.
Teichmann J.
7-667-5
Q1
Ruse E.
Sierra S.
6-27-5
Siegemund L.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Baptiste H.
Hunter S.
6-07-62
Teichmann J.
Di Sarra F.
6-36-2
Volynets K.
Sasnovich A.
2-66-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Andreeva E.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Pigato L.
6-46-2
Todoni A.
Dart H.
6-26-2
Seidel E.
Sonmez Z.
7-52-66-3
Bondar A.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Joint M.
Carle M.
6-36-1
Golubic V.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Raggi A.
6-26-1
Gadecki O.
Fossa Huergo N.
6-26-0
Niemeier J.
Maria T.
6-06-1
Ruzic A.
Yuan Y.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Pera B.
6-33-66-3
Rus A.
Abbagnato A.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Paquet C.
4-66-36-2
Chwalinska M.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-767-56-1
Rakhimova K.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-36-0
Mboko V.
Bucsa C.
6-36-2
Arango E.
Stakusic M.
6-46-4
Jeanjean L.
Zakharova A.
2-66-47-5