Jelena Ostapenko def. Elena Gabriela Ruse 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 — Italian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the R64 of the Italian Open 2026.

Jelena Ostapenko lost the first set 6-2 to Elena Gabriela Ruse, then turned the Italian Open R2 on the strength of her first-serve numbers — 59% of first-serve points won to Ruse's 47%, a 12-point gap that flipped a flat opening into back-to-back 6-2, 6-3 sets. Both players were leaky behind the second ball (10 double faults to nine, BP saved hovering near 56% on each side), but Ostapenko converted 7 of 16 break chances and won 53% of first-serve return points to square the surface in their first clay meeting at 1-1 in the H2H.

Match stats

Jelena Ostapenko: 1 ace, 58% first serves, 10 double faults, 7/16 break points. Elena Gabriela Ruse: 0 aces, 60% first serves, 9 double faults, 6/14 break points.

Profiles: Jelena Ostapenko · Elena Gabriela Ruse — Italian Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

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