Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Elena Rybakina — R64 — Madrid Open

Rybakina dropped the opener but flipped the match on her first serve, climbing to 69% of first-serve points won (41 of 59) against Ruse's 62%. The third set stayed tight to 5-5 before Rybakina broke for 7-5, finishing with three aces to two and trimming her double faults to three against Ruse's five. Ruse's serve cracked when it counted — she won just 52% on her second delivery, and Rybakina's 40% first-return haul did the rest. The Kazakh moves to 2-0 in the rivalry, now 1-0 on clay.