It’s World number 1 Iga Swiatek vs Elena Gabriela Ruse in the Round of 32 of the Italian Open 2022.
Iga Swiatek has been the best player on the WTA tour in 2022 by a big margin. After an impressive showing in the Australian Open reaching the Semi-finals, Swiatek has jumped from 7th to 1st in the WTA Rankings and has been on a 21 match win streak. She won the first two Masters 1000 events in 2022, After winning the Stuggart Open, she skipped the first two clay Masters 1000 and this will be her first match since the break.
The Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse is playing the Italian Open as a lucky loser and in the First round beat S. Rogers in 3 sets. Currently, she is ranked 55 in the WTA Rankings and won the Hamburg Open in 2021. Her form in 2022 hasn’t been great and she couldn’t qualify for either the Monte Carlo Masters or the Madrid Open 2022.
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Iga Swiatek vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Match Details
- Tournament: Italian Open (ATP Masters 1000)
- Date: 11 May 2022
- Venue: Foro Italico
- Surface: Clay
- Round: Round of 32
- Category: Women’s Singles
- Prize Money: € 2,527,250
Iga Swiatek vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Head-to-Head Records to date
Swiatek won the only meeting between the two and leads the head to head 1-0.
Iga Swiatek vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Prediction: Who will win this match?
The two will be playing against each other for the 2nd time on clay, with Swiatek winning in Montreux in 2018. This will be an easy one for Swiatek who will be looking forward to begin her title defence in good fashion.
Prediction: Iga Swiatek to win in two sets.
Betting Tips: Swiatek to win at 0.3 odds
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Elena Gabriela Ruse Last 3 performances
- Italian Open: First Round – Beat S Rogers 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Italian Open: Qualifiers – lost to L Davis 1-5 (gave a walkover)
- Italian Open: Qualifiers – Beat Herdzelas 6-4, 6-2
Iga Swiatek Last 3 performances
- Stuggart Open: Finals– beat Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2
- Miami Open: Finals– beat Osaka 6-4, 6-0
- Indian Wells – Finals– beat Sakkari 6-4, 6-1
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