Elena Gabriela Ruse def. Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 6-2 — Bad Homburg Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 6-2 in the R16 of the Bad Homburg Open 2026.

Ruse, ranked #105, knocked out world No. 20 Kalinskaya 7-5 6-2 in Bad Homburg, and the second serve was the lever. Ruse won 54% of her second-serve points to Kalinskaya's 27%, and on return she took 73% of the favourite's second-serve points. Set one swung late — Ruse broke in games 11 and 12 to flip a 5-5 deadlock — before three breaks in set two ran it out. Kalinskaya's eight double faults, six in the second set, kept handing it back.

Match stats

Anna Kalinskaya: 4 aces, 56% first serves, 8 double faults, 1/2 break points. Elena Gabriela Ruse: 9 aces, 48% first serves, 6 double faults, 4/8 break points.

Profiles: Anna Kalinskaya · Elena Gabriela Ruse — Bad Homburg Open 2026

Head-to-head

Anna Kalinskaya and Elena Gabriela Ruse have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

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