Elena Rybakina conquers Rus in the 2nd round to battle vs Mertens at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Rybakina prevails over Rus to take on Elise Mertens in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elena Rybakina vs. Arantxa Rus

Elena Rybakina aces Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Thursday. Rybakina will play Elise Mertens in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 7 minutes. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Rybakina
Paris
Rybakina's Record

Rybakina added to her prize money € 48,000 after winning this match. She has already won € 158,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Elena will add € 92,000 to her earnings to get in total € 250,000 in total.

Highlights Elena Rybakina vs. Arantxa Rus French Open – Paris

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rybakina
Rus
Elena Rybakina
6-3 6-4
1h:07
Arantxa Rus
61
61
Total points
47
47
34
34
Winners
22
22
56%
56%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
20
20
Unforced
6
6
77%
77%
Ratio Unforced
23%
23%
11/16
11/16
Net Approaches
1/1
1/1
69%
69%
Perc
100%
100%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
74%
74%
1st in
66%
66%
79%
79%
1st won
67%
67%
34/43
34/43
1st won
22/33
22/33
40%
40%
2nd won
41%
41%
6/15
6/15
2nd won
7/17
7/17
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
1/3
1/3
75%
75%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Rybakina scored 61 points vs. the Dutch’s 47.

Rybakina

Rybakina served extremely well to win 79% of the points (34/43) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 40% points (6/15) on her second serve. The Kazakhstani was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that she procured (3/4).

Rus

On the other side, Rus was not so effective in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Rybakina and Rus is 2-1 for Elena.

Draw and next match H2H: Elena Rybakina vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Rybakina will compete against Mertens in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Elise Mertens play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but Mertens has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Rybakina won 6-1 6-0 in the 3rd round in Brisbane back in January 2024.

Elena Rybakina Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rybakina 6-3
RybakinaRus
6
3
15
15
30
15
40
15
RybakinaRus
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
RybakinaRus
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
RybakinaRus
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
RybakinaRus
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RybakinaRus
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
RybakinaRus
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
RybakinaRus
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
RybakinaRus
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Kazakhstani conquered in the 8th game (5-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Rybakina was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (4-3 0-40). On the other side, Arantxa was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).

They contested 54 points. Rybakina was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Dutch (31-23). The Kazakhstani dropped 11 points on serve (22-11). In addition, on the other side, the Dutch conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).

2nd Set -
Rybakina 6-4
RybakinaRus
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
RybakinaRus
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RybakinaRus
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RybakinaRus
3
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
RybakinaRus
2
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
RybakinaRus
2
3
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
RybakinaRus
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
RybakinaRus
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
RybakinaRus
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
RybakinaRus
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Rybakina won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Elena broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.

The Dutch was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Rybakina converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Rus was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (3-2 30-40).

They contested 54 points. The Kazakhstani was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Rus (30-24). Elena conceded 7 points on serve (18-7). In addition, on the other side, Rus conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

1st
Rybakina
Rus
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Rybakina
Rus
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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