Dominika Salkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Salkova 0 - 1 Ruse

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Salkova has won 43.6% of points on their second serve, while Ruse has won 45.51%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Salkova, in recent form, has won 57.6% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ruse has won 57.6%. The same stats for first serve returns are 42.99% and 44.31% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Salkova has saved 54.15% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ruse has saved 55.46% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Salkova has won 66.67% of matches played (W/L 52/ 26), with Ruse winning 66.67% (W/L 32/ 16) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Salkova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 72% (W/L 21/ 8), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 1/ 2). Ruse has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 160/ 92), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 59% (W/L 42/ 29).
• Player level: In the last year, Salkova has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 68.12% of matches (W/L 47/ 22), where as Ruse has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 54.17% of matches (W/L 13/ 11). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Salkova winning 0 times and Ruse being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Salkova winning 0 and Ruse winning 2. The last match between Salkova and Ruse was at the Wimbledon - London, 26-06-2024, Q2 round, Grass with Elena Gabriela Ruse getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:15:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Salkova and Ruse have played a deciding set 0 times, with Salkova winning 0 times and Ruse 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Salkova winning 0, and Ruse 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Salkova has played against opponents with an average rank of 286.27 while Ruse has played against players with an average rank of 206.44.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Salkova has won 63% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ruse has won 67% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Salkova has converted 49.87% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ruse has converted 57.2% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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