2021 US Open First Round – Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
Where is Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse taking place? Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA
When is Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse on and what time does it start? Monday 30th August, 2021 – not before 19:15 (UK)
What surface is Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse being played on? Marketa Vondrousova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse will take place on an outdoor hard court
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THE LOWDOWN
MARKETA VONDROUSOVA
Marketa Vondrousova comes into this Grand Slam event ranked 38th in the world as of August 2021 which is down from her high of 14th in July 2018. The Czech player is yet to win a Grand Slam but reached the French Open final in 2019 as well as fourth round finishes in the Australian Open in 2021 and the US Open in 2018. She has reached career best performances in the Australian Open and at Wimbledon in 2021, highlighting a recent upturn in form.
ELENA-GABRIELA RUSE
Elena-Gabriela Ruse came through the qualification for the tournament via an impressive victory in the final of the seventh qualifier against Federica Di Sarra. A 6-3 6-0 win in that means she has qualified for the US Open for the very first time. Ranked 108th in the world, she has only played at two Grand Slam tournaments prior to this and that was at Wimbledon in 2018 and 2019.
THE PREDICTION
The form of both of these two is quite strong. Marketa Vondrousova won the silver medal at the Olympics in Tokyo earlier this month whilst Elena-Gabriela Ruse was extremely impressive in a competitive qualification tournament for this event. This match is likely to go to three sets given how close these two are in quality so overs on games played looks the way to go for this one.
