R64 Australian Open 2026

Elena-Gabriela Ruse #79 def. Ajla Tomljanovic #78

6-4 6-4

Elena-Gabriela Ruse defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 6-4 in the 2026 Australian Open second round on hard courts on January 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena-Gabriela RuseAjla Tomljanovic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
17
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.2%74.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.2%59.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%56.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.8%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.5%44.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+14.0-0.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.8-14.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena-Gabriela RuseAjla Tomljanovic
Country ROU AUS
Birth dateNov 6, 1997May 7, 1993
Age2832
Height172 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)7978
Ranking points (entering)872881
Elo (entering)1,7801,806
Current career W-L66–86192–227
Current career earnings$4,051,650$7,802,970
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena-Gabriela Ruse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dayana Yastremska #276-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2026R128

Elena-Gabriela Ruse's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mirra Andreeva #73-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2026R32

Ajla Tomljanovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yuliia Starodubtseva #1104-6 7-6(3) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2026R128