Sofia Kenin vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Brisbane Round of 64

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 64
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Kenin S.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Ruse E.
Kenin S.
6462
Ruse E.
4631

Sofia Kenin defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #71.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Ruse E.

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

Kenin S.Ruse E.
13
Serve
0
0
Return
32

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
72
Break points won·Clear edge
85
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 69 days (−1.2)
Ruse E.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 41 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1659
Surface ELO
5.6+96 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1850
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
7.7
0.0
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.8
Country comfort
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
Kenin S.Ruse E.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
98

Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Ruse E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kostyuk M.[16]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Muchova K.[11]
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.[16]
Pegula J.[4]
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Samsonova L.[10]
6-37-63
Muchova K.[11]
Rybakina E.[3]
6-22-66-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Keys M.[5]
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.[16]
Andreeva M.[6]
7-676-3
R16
Keys M.[5]
Shnaider D.[12]
6-757-657-64
Rybakina E.[3]
Badosa P.[15]
6-36-2
Pegula J.[4]
Yastremska D.
5-76-26-3
Samsonova L.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Andreeva M.[6]
Noskova L.[9]
5-76-47-5
Muchova K.[11]
Alexandrova E.[7]
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.[16]
Anisimova A.[2]
6-46-3
R32
Shnaider D.[12]
Potapova A.
6-16-3
Keys M.[5]
Kessler M.
6-46-3
Andreeva M.[6]
Gadecki O.
4-66-16-2
Noskova L.[9]
Frech M.
6-756-46-4
Alexandrova E.[7]
Kenin S.
7-626-3
Rybakina E.[3]
Zhang S.
6-37-5
Pegula J.[4]
Kalinskaya A.
6-22-66-4
Cirstea S.
Ostapenko J.[14]
6-27-65
Kostyuk M.[16]
Putintseva Y.
6-756-16-0
Samsonova L.[10]
Jones E.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Bucsa C.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Tauson C.[8]
6-26-3
Anisimova A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Badosa P.[15]
Bouzkova M.
6-746-46-2
Muchova K.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-17-65
Yastremska D.
Fernandez L.[13]
6-16-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Gibson T.
7-637-64
Birrell K.
Sramkova R.
6-43-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Jacquemot E.
6-16-3
Bucsa C.
Bondar A.
4-67-646-2
Kalinskaya A.
Valentova T.
6-46-4
Bouzkova M.
Cristian J.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.
Baptiste H.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Blinkova A.
7-56-1
Frech M.
Vondrousova M.
7-56-737-60
Jones E.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Kessler M.
Arango E.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Ruse E.
6-44-66-3
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-1
Gadecki O.
Li A.
6-46-4
Potapova A.
Kasatkina D.
7-54-66-4
Zhang S.
Krueger A.
6-45-76-4