Jessika Ponchet vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Rouen
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
We'll have at least two unseeded players in the semi-finals of the Open de Rouen. One will come from this match as Elena-Gabriela Ruse takes on lucky loser Jessika Ponchet for a place in the semi-finals. Here's our match prediction.
Elena-Gabriela Ruse is the world number 90 and is having a busy tournament. The 27-year-old is also in the last eight of the doubles event in this indoor clay court tournament. More success has been achieved of late in doubles with a semi-final at Roland Garros last year.
2025 has seen the Romanian win 12 of her 17 matches but this is her first quarter-final. To reach the last eight, Ruse has had wins over Elsa Jacquemont (after losing the first set 6-1) and qualifier Camila Rosetello in straight sets.
Jessika Ponchet wouldn't have expected to be in with a chance of reaching the semi-finals. That's because the 28-year-old lost in the second qualifying round. Put back in the draw as a lucky loser, the French player has beaten two qualifiers Margaux Rouvroy and Fiona Ferro, both in straight sets.
Ponchet was ranked 146th in the latest list and is up to 134th in the live rankings. This could be a tight match and we tip over 19.5 games to be played.
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Jessika Ponchet and Elena-Gabriela Ruse Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
31 Aug 2024 - WTA US Open
13 Apr 2024 - WTA Rouen
5 Mar 2024 - WTA Indian Wells
10 Jan 2024 - WTA Australian Open
19 Sept 2023 - WTA Guangzhou
28 May 2023 - WTA French Open
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
20 Mar 2025 - WTA Miami
3 Feb 2025 - Transylvania Open
30 Aug 2024 - WTA US Open
2 Jul 2024 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
22 Oct 2023 - Transylvania Open
21 Oct 2023 - Transylvania Open
Jessika Ponchet - Elena-Gabriela Ruse Key Points
- Three of Ponchet's last four matches have had over 19.5 games played in them.
- A 7-5 or 7-6 set would help our prediction and Ponchet has played two in her last three matches.
- Seven of the last eight completed matches played by Ruse (excluding retirements) have had over 19.5 games played in them.
- Of those eight matches, six have gone to a final set.
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Our Jessika Ponchet vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse Prediction
It's been a week of surprises in Rouen this week. Could we see another with a lucky loser making it into the semi-finals? Neither of these players have made it past round one at Roland Garros in a combined 12 attempts. Ponchet has won three ITF clay court titles though.
Elena-Gabriela Ruse is in her first quarter-final of the year and hasn't won a clay court title since 2021. Looking at the statistics with Ruse playing a lot of three-setters, our Jessika Ponchet v Elena-Gabriela Ruse prediction is over 19.5 games to be played.
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