Elena Gabriela Ruse def. Dayana Yastremska — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played18 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 79 going into this drawWon

Elena Gabriela Ruse 6 7

🇺🇦ranked WTA number 27 going into this draw

Dayana Yastremska seeded 26 4 5

🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RusevD. YastremskaDayana Yastremska🇺🇦

🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse

🇺🇦Dayana Yastremska

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

0

5

Double faults

6

59%

1st serve in

58%

79%

1st serve points won

62%

38%

2nd serve points won

42%

63%

Service points won

53%

3/6

Break points saved

9/14

Serve speed (km/h)

176

Fastest serve

173

158

Average 1st serve

152

137

Average 2nd serve

140

Return

47%

Return points won

38%

5/14

Break points won

3/6

Points

11

Winners

12

31

Unforced errors

33

2/3

Net points won

4/7

80

Total points won

70

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

1–9

Last 10 matches

3–7

0–2

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

1–8

Hard

6–9

–

Clay

1–1

By round

1–3

R128

0–1

0–2

R64

3–2

1–7

First match at an event

5–5

0–1

At Grand Slams

0–1

How their matches go

9

Completed matches

15

11%

Won in straight sets

27%

0%

Won after losing a set

20%

11%

Lost after winning a set

27%

78%

Lost in straight sets

27%

0–3

Tiebreaks

7–2

0–1

Deciding sets

3–4

1/1

Won after winning set 1

6/9

0/8

Won after losing set 1

1/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

57%

1st serve in

61%

60%

1st serve points won

58%

35%

2nd serve points won

46%

46%

Break points saved

45%

44%

Return points won

42%

42%

Break points won

38%

3.2

Aces a match

2.2

5.6

Double faults a match

4.0

Last 14 days

2

Matches

4

5

Sets

9

6

Days since last match

5

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena Gabriela RuseDayana Yastremska
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 46
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 46LostPrague R32LostAdelaide R32
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 15
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 15LostBeijing R64WonCanada R32
Total
Total0–21–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena Gabriela RuseDayana Yastremska
1Lost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 33No. 33 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 JanLost🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 47No. 47 · 13 JanAdelaide R32 · 13 Jan
2Lost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 28No. 28 · 4 JanBrisbane R64 · 4 JanLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
3Lost🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 18No. 18 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 SepWon🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 22No. 22 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 Jan
4Won🇸🇰R. SramkovaRebecca SramkovaNo. 40No. 40 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 SepWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 122No. 122 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 Jan
5Lost🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 17No. 17 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 AugLost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 19No. 19 · 21 OctTokyo R32 · 21 Oct
6Lost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 51No. 51 · 18 AugCleveland R32 · 18 AugLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 16 OctNingbo R16 · 16 Oct
7Lost🇯🇵A. ItoAoi ItoR128 · 7 AugCincinnati R128 · 7 AugWon🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 24No. 24 · 14 OctNingbo R32 · 14 Oct
8Lost🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 46No. 46 · 28 JulCanada R128 · 28 JulLost🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 53No. 53 · 6 OctWuhan R64 · 6 Oct
9Lost🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 84No. 84 · 22 JulPrague R32 · 22 JulLost🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51No. 51 · 27 SepBeijing R64 · 27 Sep
10Lost🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 6No. 6 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunLost🇷🇺A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaR128 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 Aug