WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Birmingham
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Shuai Zhang and Elena Gabriela Ruse are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 7,186 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–11 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 2.34 |
| ROI % | -34.3% | +72.7% |
| Units P/L | -5.83u | +5.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Zhang
0
Ruse
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ruse has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Zhang's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Navarro | L 62 67 26 | L 46 57 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 57 | L 64 36 57 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 36 26 | W 46 64 64 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 16 16 | L 06 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhang | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69.8% | 54.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 60% | 59.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.5% | 46.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 5.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.5% | 47.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29.3% | 38.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.2% | 55.2% |
| BP Converted % | 52% | 54.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.8% | 49.6% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 60% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shuai Zhang and Elena Gabriela Ruse face off in the Round of 16 at Birmingham on Grass.
Shuai Zhang leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Shuai Zhang is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Karolina Muchova (Jun 16).
Elena Gabriela Ruse is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Barbora Krejcikova (Jun 12).
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