Arantxa Rus and Noma Akugue Noha will clash against each other in the final of the European Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arantxa Rus who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arantxa Rus is the pick to win this match.
Arantxa Rus -> 1.44
Noma Akugue Noha -> 2.79
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Prediction and head to head Arantxa Rus vs. Noma Akugue Noha
There is no head to head record between Arantxa Rus and Noma Akugue Noha since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Arantxa Rus
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-33 | 14-14 | 19-13 | 2-1 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 57-22 | 10-10 | 43-8 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-33 | 9-10 | 29-17 | 7-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-23 | 5-9 | 33-11 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-17 | 13-8 | 4-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 60 (career-high), the Dutch reached the final after beating Maria Timofeeva 6-2 4-6 6-1, Nadia Podoroska 6-3 3-6 7-5, Eva Lys 6-2 6-2 and Daria Saville 2-6 6-3 6-1.
In the semifinal against Gavrilova, Rus recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-1). During the match, Rus scored 95 points vs Gavrilova’s 90. The Dutch was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rus scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 8 double faults. Arantxa Rus lost the serve 5 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rus put 63% of her first serves in, winning 62% (31/50) of the points behind her 1st serve and 30% (9/30) on the 2nd serve. Arantxa broke Gavrilova 7 times after converting 33% of her break points (7/21).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rus has surrendered 3 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Rus has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of her matches (431-245). 39-7 on clay in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Rus has a compiled 271-126 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title the W40 Anapoima where she beat Sinja Kraus in the final 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 and the La Bisbal D’Emporda where she defeated Panna Udvardy in the final 7-6(2) 6-3 and the W40 The Hague where she defeated Sara Bejlek in the final 7-6(3) 6-4 and the Contrexeville where she overcame Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6-3 6-3.
The Dutch has an aggregate 48-12 win-loss record in 2023, 39-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hamburg
Rus has never competed in this tournament before.
Noma Akugue Noha
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-28 | 0-2 | 25-20 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 6-5 | 16-12 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 47-24 | 4-5 | 39-15 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 9-8 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| 2020 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 207, the German reached the final after beating Laura Pigossi 7-5 6-4, Storm Hunter 0-6 7-62 6-4, Martina Trevisan 5-7 6-4 7-5 and Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, The German had a good straight sets win against Shnaider (6-3 6-3). During the match Akugue scored 64 points vs Shnaider’s 50. Akugue was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Akugue blasted 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Noma Akugue Noha was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (26/34) of her 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Noma broke Shnaider 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Noma has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points she played.
Noma’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the W60 Altenkirchen,the W60 Amstelveen and Hamburg.
Akugue has a compiled 23-18 win-loss record in 2023, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Hamburg
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rus | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 95 | 103 |
| Pts | 364-312 | 362-342 |
| Total Points | 676 | 704 |
| Winners | 136 | 129 |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% |
Both Rus and Akugue played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Arantxa Rus surrendered 3 sets, while Noma Akugue Noha dropped 2 sets. Rus has played 1 set more than Akugue (11 vs 10). However, it’s interesting to notice that Rus played 8 games less than Akugue. The Dutch scored 136 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Noma scored 129 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rus | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 213/318 | 203/362 |
| %1st in | 67% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 136/213 | 129/203 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 52/105 | 76/159 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Rus fired 8 aces (2 per match). Akugue blasted 14 aces (3.5 per match). Rus won 64% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Akugue won 64% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rus | Akugue |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 21 |
| Converted | 22/56 | 21/49 |
| % Converted | 39% | 43% |
| Conceded | 30 | 44 |
| Saved | 18 | 27 |
| % Saved | 60% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 17 |
The Dutch broke her opponents 22 times with a 39% conversion rate. Rus dropped her serve 12 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded. Akugue broke her opponents 21 times with a 43% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 17 times and she saved 61% of the break points that she conceded.
| Rus | ||||||
| R1 Timofeeva |
R2 Podoroska |
1/4 Lys |
1/2 Gavrilova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-1 | 6-3 3-6 7-5 | 6-2 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 95 | |
| pts | 106-83 | 104-101 | 59-38 | 95-90 | 364-312 | |
| Total points | 189 | 205 | 97 | 185 | 676 | |
| Winners | 46 | 42 | 17 | 31 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% | 29% | 33% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 65/89 | 74/99 | 24/50 | 50/80 | 213/318 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 75% | 48% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 46/65 | 42/74 | 17/24 | 31/50 | 136/213 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 57% | 71% | 62% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 13/25 | 16/26 | 9/30 | 52/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 52% | 62% | 30% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 6/14 | 5/6 | 7/21 | 22/56 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 43% | 83% | 33% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 3/8 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 50% | 80% | 38% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| Akugue | ||||||
| R1 Pigossi |
R2 Sanders |
1/4 Trevisan |
1/2 Shnaider |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 0-6 7-62 6-4 | 5-7 6-4 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 103 | |
| pts | 76-68 | 105-115 | 117-109 | 64-50 | 362-342 | |
| Total points | 144 | 220 | 226 | 114 | 704 | |
| Winners | 26 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 37% | 32% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 42/74 | 67/119 | 60/112 | 34/57 | 203/362 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 56% | 54% | 60% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 26/42 | 39/67 | 38/60 | 26/34 | 129/203 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 58% | 63% | 76% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/32 | 24/52 | 21/52 | 15/23 | 76/159 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 46% | 40% | 65% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/11 | 9/18 | 3/7 | 21/49 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 36% | 50% | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 44 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 11/17 | 7/15 | 6/6 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 65% | 47% | 100% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 | |
Head 2 Head
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