🎾 WTA Rouen: Jacquemot vs Ruse

🎾 WTA Rouen: Jacquemot vs Ruse – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🇫🇷 Elsa Jacquemot

• 2025 Record: 16–11 overall, 3–4 on clay
• Surface Strength: Former Roland Garros junior champion with a grinding, clay-friendly style
• Recent Form: Won 3 of last 4 matches, including strong ITF showings in Zaragoza
• Rouen Experience: Third straight main draw appearance here
• Boost: Home crowd and match rhythm could be key

🇷🇴 Elena-Gabriela Ruse

• Ranking: World No. 90
• 2025 Record: 10–5 (all wins on hard court)
• Clay Concerns: 0–0 on clay this year; just 2–7 on the surface since 2023
• Recent Matches: Lost to Sabalenka in Miami; hasn’t played since
• Power Advantage: Stronger offensive tools—but untested on clay in 2025

🔍 Match Breakdown

Jacquemot enters this contest with a clear edge in clay-court preparation and recent match activity. Her counterpunching style and ability to extend points could expose Ruse’s lack of clay sharpness—especially if the Romanian starts slowly and struggles with timing on the slower court.

While Ruse is higher-ranked and more dangerous in quick-strike scenarios, her weak clay record and lack of recent surface exposure suggest this could be a difficult opening match.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Jacquemot to win

With the surface edge, local support, and form advantage, Jacquemot looks primed to pull off the upset against a vulnerable Ruse still adjusting to clay.