Arantxa Rus vs Maria Mateas Preview & Prediction | 2025 Morocco Open | Round of 16
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Arantxa Rus takes on Maria Mateas for a place in the quarter-finals of the Morocco Open.
Ranking points: WTA 250
Start date/time:
Venue: Club des Cheminots, Rabat, Morocco
Surface: Outdoor clay
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
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Arantxa Rus vs Maria Mateas prediction
After her first-round match with Mayar Sherif was cancelled due to the Egyptian’s withdrawal, Arantxa Rus instead faced Nicole Fossa Huergo of Italy. Rus had the opportunities to wrap it up in straight sets, but lost a mammoth second set tiebreak. Nevertheless, the 34-year-old raced ahead in the third to win 6-3 6-7 6-1.
She will take on Maria Mateas in the next round after she extended her unbeaten run against Elizabeth Mandlik to three matches with a 6-3 6-4 win. This will be the first encounter between Rus and Mateas on the WTA Tour but they’ve played once before on the ITF Circuit. It took place on clay in 2022 in San Bartolome with Rus coming from a set down to win 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the third-round.
Rus is comfortably the superior player and is ranked nearly 150 places above her opponent in the rankings. She should be winning this in straight sets and making the quarter-finals.
Arantxa Rus vs Maria Mateas tip: Arantxa Rus to win 2-0
