Elena Rybakina vs Elena Gabriela RuseMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#2WTA
2122ELO
2002Clay ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
#72WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rybakina E.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Ruse E.
Rybakina E.
4672
Ruse E.
6351

Elena Rybakina defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR128grassElena Rybakina6-3 6-1
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardElena Rybakina6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina 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 clay

Rybakina E.Ruse E.
100
Serve
9
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
66%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
66
Break points saved·Dominant
98
72
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Even
97
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.7+257 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.3Clay Elo 1744
9.7Overall Elo 2122
ELO gap
0.3Overall Elo 1850
5.0
H2H
5.0
9.3
Surface form
5.5
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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·Slight edge
92
98

Rybakina E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw