Paula Badosa vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Austin Round of 32
Austin · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 10 March 2026 ·
hard
#74WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Badosa P.2-6 6-2 7-5
Gabriela Ruse E.
Badosa P.
2672
Gabriela Ruse E.
6251
Paula Badosa defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the Austin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #74. Paula Badosa extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Paula Badosa dropped the opening set before beating Elena Gabriela Ruse 2–6 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Paula Badosa | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Paula Badosa | 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2022-02-14 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Elena Gabriela Ruse | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.3
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
45
Break points saved·Dominant
84
11
Break points won·Even
95
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
18
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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92
Gabriela Ruse E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast