R64 Italian Open 2026

Jelena Ostapenko #36 def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse #67

2-6 6-2 6-3

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2026 Italian Open second round on clay courts on May 7, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJelena OstapenkoElena-Gabriela Ruse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
109
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.2%47.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
35.3%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%56.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
49.4%44.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
43.8%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.3%50.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
-7.6-12.3
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.
+12.3+7.6

* 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

FieldJelena OstapenkoElena-Gabriela Ruse
Country LAT ROU
Birth dateJun 8, 1997Nov 6, 1997
Age2828
Height177 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3667
Ranking points (entering)1,369963
Elo (entering)1,8151,803
Current career W-L293–21963–84
Current career earnings$20,494,263$3,842,205
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucrezia Stefanini #1546-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2026R128

Jelena Ostapenko's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Qinwen Zheng #324-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2026R32

Elena-Gabriela Ruse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oceane Dodin 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2026Q1