◽️The sportswoman born in Bucharest 22 years ago comes to Cluj after the elimination suffered in the sixteenth round of the ITF tournament organized in Andrezieux-Boutheon, in France, where she gave up in three sets, score 6-4, 1-6, 1- 6 ahead of Dutch Arantxa Rus, 77th place WTA. ◽️Elena Gabriela Ruse, occupying the 166th place in the WTA standings, debuted on Friday, in the company of Ekaterina Alexandrova, in the confrontation of Romania against the similar representative of Russia, on the way of our country’s selection to Budapest, the place of the final tournament. ? What is the shape of the players in the last 5 matches? Elena Gabriela Ruse ▪️ Gabriela Ruse is trying to make a solid match in front of her fans, 2.50 is the odds for a set won by the Romanian in this match. ▪️ Ekaterina Alexandrova is the most experienced player, 1.50 is the odds for the victory of romance in minimum sets. ▪️The two players have not met so far in the circuit, the first official direct confrontation will take place. ◾️He comes to Cluj after a successful 3rd round at the Australian Open, where he was defeated by Czech Petra Kvitova. ◾️He made an excellent start to the season, managing to win the Shenzen tournament, losing a single set throughout the tournament. ◾️The young player from Russia, aged 24, crosses the best period of his career, currently occupying 28th place in the WTA standings. ◾️He has the opportunity to prove in this match that he is a key player in the Fed Cup team, but the match against Russia is very difficult.
◾️He also focused in the last seasons especially on ITF level tournaments, of small size, managing to reach the upper stages of several such tournaments. ◾️The 22-year-old Romanian player currently ranks 166th in the WTA rankings, the best career ranking so far.