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Lina Gjorcheska vs Raluka Serban — W50 Istanbul Round of 16

W50 IstanbulR16HardThu 29 Oct · 12:30Final
Lina GjorcheskaWTA #370 · MKD
Raluka SerbanWTA #401 · CYP
SetsGames1
614
2
066

Raluka Serban defeated Lina Gjorcheska 0-6 6-1 6-4 in the W50 Istanbul round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lina Gjorcheska came in ranked #370, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Raluka Serban narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Serban R. came through in three sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveSerban R. 6 · Gjorcheska L. 5
  • 1st-serve points wonSerban R. 57% · Gjorcheska L. 62%
  • AcesSerban R. 3 · Gjorcheska L. 4

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 20–1BreakSerban R. · Broke, stayed a break up
  2. Set 21–3Break backGjorcheska L. · Broke back
  3. Set 21–6SetSerban R. · Broke to take the set
  4. Set 34–5Break backGjorcheska L. · Broke back
  5. Set 34–6SetSerban R. · Broke to take the set
Serve flowGjorcheska L. broken 6 times · Serban R. broken 5 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Gjorcheska L.
6/12Serban R.
6/11
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchGjorcheska L.Serban R.
EvenGjorcheska L.Serban R.
Late momentumGjorcheska L.39
9Last 12 points3
9Last 3 games4
5/11Break points5/9

Break of serve

Match statistics

Gjorcheska L.Serban R.
Serve
  • 4Aces3
  • 6Double faults3
  • 70% · 45/641st serve %62% · 44/71
  • 62%1st serve points won57%
  • 32% · 6/192nd serve points won44% · 12/27
  • 55% · 35/64Service points won52% · 37/71
  • 50% · 6/12Service games held55% · 6/11
Return
  • 48% · 34/71Return points won45% · 29/64
  • 43% · 19/441st return points won36% · 16/45
  • 56% · 15/272nd return points won68% · 13/19
  • 45%Break points won60%
  • 5Breaks of serve6
Points
  • 69Total points won66
  • 8Most points in a row8
  • 6Most games in a row4

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
Double faultsSerban R. served 3 double faults, Gjorcheska L. 6. Largest performance gap of the match.+3Gjorcheska L.6Serban R.3

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Gjorcheska L. leads 3–2
32

Hard: Serban R. leads 2–0 · Clay: Gjorcheska L. leads 3–0

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Gjorcheska L.Serban R.1 687ELO1 6181 529Hard ELO1 5783–7Last 105–532Age29RightPlaysRightCareer $637K2026 $186KEarningsCareer $673K2026 $23K

Match info

  • Started12:30 local

Cite this

Raluka Serban beat Lina Gjorcheska 6-0 1-6 4-6. Umpiry, "Lina Gjorcheska vs Raluka Serban — W50 Istanbul Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-29/gjorcheska-vs-serban-w50-istanbul-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 29 October 2026).