Elena Gabriela Ruse and Jia-Jing Lu will square off in the qualifications of the China Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on Moon. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Gabriela Ruse who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elena Gabriela Ruse is the pick to win this match.
Elena Gabriela Ruse -> 1.168
Jia-Jing Lu -> 4.55
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Prediction and head to head Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Jia-Jing Lu
This will be the 2nd time that Elena Gabriela Ruse and Jia-Jing Lu fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gabriela Ruse (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Gabriela Ruse won 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in the W60 Montpellier back in 2021.
Elena Gabriela Ruse
33 - 16win/loss
121
51
LLWLWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-20 | 12-5 | 17-8 | 4-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-20 | 18-10 | 6-6 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-23 | 13-10 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-16 | 9-5 | 20-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-10 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 93, Elena reached the qualifications after beating Shuo Feng 6-0 4-6 6-3.
In the qualifications, Gabriela Ruse defeated Feng (6-0 4-6 6-3). During the match, Gabriela Ruse scored 98 points vs Feng’s 73. Elena was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gabriela Ruse blasted 3 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Elena Gabriela Ruse lost the serve 4 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Gabriela Ruse put 53% of her first serves in, winning 76% (29/38) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (16/34) on the 2nd serve. Gabriela Ruse broke Feng 7 times after converting 58% of her break points (7/12).
Gabriela Ruse has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (294-178). 10-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Gabriela Ruse has a composed 73-44 record in the last years on hard.
Gabriela Ruse’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Paris and the Hamburg.
The Romanian has a composed 33-16 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Beijing
The Romanian has never competed in this tournament before.
Jia-Jing Lu
29 - 18win/loss
273
162
LWLLWWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-26 | 31-23 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-25 | 26-19 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-30 | 19-20 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 11-23 | 8-8 | 0-8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 261, the Chinese reached the qualifications after defeating Marina Stakusic 2-6 6-3 6-4.
In the qualifications against Stakusic, Jia-Jing recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-4).During the match Lu scored less points (1) than Stakusic. In fact, the world no. 93 won 95 points vs Stakusic’s. That means that Lu was more focused during the important points. The Chinese was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Lu fired 2 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Jia-Jing Lu lost the serve 4 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Lu put 51% of her first serves in, winning 65% (30/46) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (21/44) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Stakusic 5 times after converting 23% of her break points (5/22).
The Chinese’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the W50 Taizhou.
Lu has an overall 29-18 win-loss record in 2024, 25-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gabriela Ruse | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 |
| Pts | 98-73 | 95-96 |
| Total Points | 171 | 191 |
| Winners | 29 | 30 |
| %Winners | 30% | 32% |
Both Gabriela Ruse and Lu played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Elena Gabriela Ruse surrendered 1 set, while Jia-Jing Lu lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gabriela Ruse and Lu have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Gabriela Ruse played 2 games less than Lu. The Romanian scored 29 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese made 30 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gabriela Ruse | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 38/72 | 46/90 |
| %1st in | 53% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 30/46 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 21/44 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 48% |
Gabriela Ruse managed to score 3 aces . Lu struck 2 aces . Gabriela Ruse won 76% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Lu won 65% of the points behind 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 | Gabriela Ruse | Lu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/12 | 5/22 |
| % Converted | 58% | 23% |
| Conceded | 6 | 13 |
| Saved | 2 | 9 |
| % Saved | 33% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Elena broke her opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Romanian surrendered her serve 4 times and she saved 33% of the break points that she conceded. The Chinese broke her opponent 5 times with a 23% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded.
| Gabriela Ruse | |||
| Q1 Feng |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 98-73 | 98-73 | |
| Total points | 171 | 171 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 38/72 | 38/72 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 29/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 16/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Lu | |||
| Q1 Stakusic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 95-96 | 95-96 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/90 | 46/90 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 30/46 | 30/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/44 | 21/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/22 | 5/22 | |
| Converted % | 23% | 23% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 9/13 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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