Who Will Win: Rybakina Vs Ruse? Prediction For WTA The Championships, Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Elena Rybakina Play Against Elena-gabriela Ruse?

Rybakina and Ruse are on the Day 2 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Tuesday July 2 , 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In today’s match, Elena Rybakina (ranked 4th from Kazakhstan) will be facing qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ranked 152nd from Romania). Rybakina leads the head-to-head record 1-0, having defeated Ruse in straight sets at the 2022 Miami tournament.

Rybakina has an impressive Wimbledon record, being the reigning champion from 2022 and holding a 14-2 lifetime record in main draw matches at Wimbledon. She also reached the quarterfinals last year, where she lost to Ons Jabeur in a rematch of the 2022 final. Rybakina currently leads the tour in total aces this year with 267 and has won 35 tour-level matches in 2024, making her second only to World No.1 Iga Swiatek. She has made it to 5 singles final appearances this year, tying with Swiatek for the most.

On the other hand, Ruse is looking to secure her first main-draw victory at Wimbledon after facing opening-round losses in 2018, 2019, and 2022. She successfully made it through last week’s qualifying event with three straight-set victories. Ruse has played in eight previous Grand Slam main draws, reaching the second round in two of them (2022 Australian Open and 2022 US Open). Her record against top 10 players is 1-3, with her only

win coming against No.5 Paula Badosa at the 2022 Dubai tournament.

As for Rybakina’s tournament history, she is making her fourth appearance in the main draw at Wimbledon. She won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2022, defeating Jabeur in the final. She also reached the quarterfinals last year, once again losing to Jabeur. Overall, this is Rybakina’s 20th Grand Slam main draw appearance. Apart from her Wimbledon title, she was the finalist at the 2023 Australian Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka. This year, Rybakina has an 8-6 career record against players from Romania, and this will be her first meeting with a Romanian player in 2024. She currently holds the No.4 ranking and has a 1-1 record on grass this season.

Comparing their rankings, Rybakina is currently at No.4, while Ruse is ranked 152nd. This time last year, Rybakina reached a career-high ranking of No.3, while Ruse was ranked No.161. Ruse’s best result on grass was reaching the quarterfinals at Nottingham in 2019. Romania has six players in the Wimbledon main draw, including Ruse, Begu, Bogdan, Cirstea, Cristian, and Todoni. The best result by a Romanian at Wimbledon was Simona Halep’s title win in 2019.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Rybakina will win.
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