Elena Gabriela Ruse and Carson Branstine will square off in the 2nd round of the Libema Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 3. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Gabriela Ruse who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elena Gabriela Ruse is the pick to win this match.
Elena Gabriela Ruse -> 1.28
Carson Branstine -> 3.68

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Prediction and head to head Elena Gabriela Ruse vs. Carson Branstine

There is no head to head record between Elena Gabriela Ruse and Carson Branstine since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Elena Gabriela Ruse

Elena Gabriela Ruse

20 - 9win/loss

Hard
10-4
I Hard
0-1
Clay
7-4
Grass
3-0
Rank
57
High
51
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-10 10-4 7-4 0-1 6-1 0-0
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
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Ranked no. 80, Elena reached the 2nd round after beating Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-2, Katarzyna Kawa 6-2 6-1 and Isis Louise Van Den Broek 6-2 6-1.

In the 1st round, Elena had a good straight sets win against Louise Van Den (6-2 6-1). During the match, Gabriela Ruse scored 57 points vs Louise Van Den’s 35. Elena was exceptionally aggressive to blast 20 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gabriela Ruse blasted 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Elena Gabriela Ruse was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (20/24) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Gabriela Ruse broke Louise Van Den 5 times after converting 71% of her break points (5/7).

Gabriela Ruse has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (294-177). 3-0 on grass in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gabriela Ruse has an aggregate 23-14 match record in the last years on grass.

The Romanian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Rouen.

Gabriela Ruse has an aggregate 20-9 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

The Romanian has never competed in this tournament before.

's-Hertogenbosch
Gabriela Ruse's Record

Carson Branstine

Carson Branstine

24 - 13win/loss

Hard
12-3
I Hard
0-1
Clay
9-8
Grass
3-1
Rank
197
High
190
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 24-14 12-3 9-8 0-1 3-2 0-0
2024 43-15 22-7 19-6 2-2 0-0 0-0
2023 12-1 12-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2022 7-3 7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 12-5 3-3 9-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 231, the Canadian reached the 2nd round after defeating Jule Niemeier 6-3 7-6(2), Yue Yuan 6-4 6-4 and Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 5-7 6-1.

In the 1st round, Branstine defeated Samsonova (6-4 5-7 6-1). During the match Branstine scored 100 points vs Samsonova’s 88. Carson was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

About the serving games, Branstine recorded 6 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Carson Branstine lost the serve 4 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Branstine put 58% of her first serves in, winning 71% (40/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (18/40) on the 2nd serve. Branstine broke Samsonova 6 times after converting 75% of her break points (6/8).

Her best result of the season was conquering the title the W50 Santo Domingo where she beat Ana Sofia Sanchez in the final 6-1 6-3.

Branstine has an aggregate 24-13 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

's-Hertogenbosch
Branstine's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

E.Gabriela Ruse
C.Branstine
3h:33
3h:33
Time on court​
5h:03
5h:03
1h:01
1h:01
Last match​
!
2h:16
2h:16
3
3
Match played
3
3
45
45
Games Played​
71
71
6
6
Set played​​
7
7
183
183
Total points​
242
242
61
61
Avg point​
80.7
80.7
64
64
Winners
89
89
21.3
21.3
Avg Winners​
29.7
29.7
35%
35%
Ratio winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
19
19
3.7
3.7
Avg Aces
6.3
6.3
6
6
Double Faults
12
12
2
2
Avg Double Faults
4
4
64/78
64/78
1st won total​
89/131
89/131
!
82%
82%
1st won %
68%
68%
31/49
31/49
2nd won total​
49/91
49/91
!
63%
63%
2nd won %
54%
54%
-- Break Points --
14/25
14/25
BP won
14/25
14/25
4.7/8.3
4.7/8.3
Avg BP won
4.7/8.3
4.7/8.3
!
56%
56%
Won
!
56%
56%
4
4
Conceded
19
19
1.3
1.3
Avg Conceded
6.3
6.3
0
0
Broken
9
9
!
0
0
Avg Broken
3
3
4
4
Saved
10
10
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Gabriela Ruse Branstine
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 6 7
Tot Games 45 71
Pts 183-112 242-202
Total Points 295 444
Winners 64 89
%Winners 35% 37%

Both Gabriela Ruse and Branstine played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Carson Branstine lost 1 set while Elena Gabriela Ruse hasn’t conceded a set so far. Gabriela Ruse has played 1 set(s) less than Branstine (6 vs 7). Therefore, Gabriela Ruse played 26 games less than Branstine. Gabriela Ruse scored 64 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Branstine blasted 89 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve Gabriela Ruse Branstine
Aces 11 19
Avg per match 3.7 6.3
1st in 78/127 131/222
%1st in 61% 59%
1st pts 64/78 89/131
%1st pts 82% 68%
2nd pts 31/49 49/91
%2nd pts 63% 54%

Gabriela Ruse scored 11 aces (3.7 per match). Branstine bagged 19 aces (6.3 per match). Gabriela Ruse won 82% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Branstine won 68% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Gabriela Ruse Branstine
Won 14 14
Converted 14/25 14/25
% Converted 56% 56%
Conceded 4 19
Saved 4 10
% Saved 100% 53%
Times Broken 0 9

Gabriela Ruse broke her opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. Elena quite strong on her serve as she has never dropped a single service game after saving 4 break points. Carson broke her opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. Branstine conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded.

Gabriela Ruse
Q1
Buzarnescu		 Q3
Kawa		 R1
Louise Van Den		 Total
Score 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1
Tot Set 2 2 2 6
Tot Games 15 15 15 45
pts 57-33 69-44 57-35 183-112
Total points 90 113 92 295
Winners 21 23 20 64
%Winners 37% 33% 35% 35%
SERVE
Aces 4 4 3 11
Double Faults 2 2 2 6
1st in 25/41 29/43 24/43 78/127
% 1st in 61% 67% 56% 61%
1st pts 21/25 23/29 20/24 64/78
% 1st pts 84% 79% 83% 82%
2nd pts 11/16 9/14 11/19 31/49
% 2nd pts 69% 64% 58% 63%
Breaks
Won 4 5 5 14
Converted 4/7 5/11 5/7 14/25
Converted % 57% 45% 71% 56%
Conceded 0 1 3 4
Saved 0/0 1/1 3/3 4
Saved % – 100% 100% 67%
Times Broken 0 0 0 0
Branstine
Q1
Niemeier		 Q3
Yuan		 R1
Samsonova		 Total
Score 6-3 7-62 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 22 20 29 71
pts 73-61 69-53 100-88 242-202
Total points 134 122 188 444
Winners 22 27 40 89
%Winners 30% 39% 40% 37%
SERVE
Aces 5 8 6 19
Double Faults 5 2 5 12
1st in 38/68 37/58 56/96 131/222
% 1st in 56% 64% 58% 59%
1st pts 22/38 27/37 40/56 89/131
% 1st pts 58% 73% 71% 68%
2nd pts 20/30 11/21 18/40 49/91
% 2nd pts 67% 52% 45% 54%
Breaks
Won 4 4 6 14
Converted 4/7 4/10 6/8 14/25
Converted % 57% 40% 75% 56%
Conceded 5 3 11 19
Saved 2/5 1/3 7/11 10
Saved % 40% 33% 64% 46%
Times Broken 3 2 4 9

Tennis Scores in ‘s Hertogenbosch

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