Danielle Rose Collins victorious over Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 6-2 in the final in Palermo on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 50 minutes. This is Collins’ maiden title at the WTA level and she did it in style after conceding no sets for the entire week.
The American added € 10,324 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned € 23,548 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Danielle Rose Collins vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse Palermo Ladies Open – Palermo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:50
At the end of the match, the American scored 73 points vs. Elena’s 60.
Collins
The American won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 31% (5/16) of the procured opportunities.
Gabriela Ruse
On the other side, Gabriela Ruse was not so effective in converting her break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Collins and Gabriela Ruse is 1-1.
This was the maiden title for the American that won her first title at the first attempt. Gabriela Ruse remains with 1 title after she conquered the tournament in Hamburg 2021. (see list of titles and finals)
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Collins won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, Collins broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
The Romanian was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-4 to 6-4.
The American in this set played a much better tennis than Gabriela Ruse and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking the Romanian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Gabriela Ruse was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
