Dayana Yastremska – Yelena-Gabriela Ruse. Prediction for the Australian Open match

On January 18, Diana Yastremska (WTA 27) and Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WTA 79) will play each other in the first round of the Australian Open.

The match will start at 02:00 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with a betting partner betting announces the upcoming match!

Diana Yastremska

The Ukrainian athlete is not having the brightest start to the season, but this will be forgotten if she manages to perform well at the Australian major. In Brisbane, Yastremska played relatively well, was able to defeat the Australian Gibson and the strong Fernandez from Canada, but lost in a fierce fight to the powerful American Pegula.

It all ended quickly in Adelaide, losing to the experienced but passable Czech Siniakova in 54 minutes – 0:6, 1:6. Such defeats should become an icy shower, there are no passing rivals, you need to give your all in every match. Dayana is able to show top-level tennis, it is at this tournament that you have to give your best. Let me remind you that the best performance of the Ukrainian woman at the majors was here, when she managed to reach the semifinals in 2024.

Yelena-Gabriela Ruse

The Romanian tennis player is familiar to fans of this sport, although she does not grab the stars from the sky, being considered a good middle peasant. Ruse has been in the top 100 for five years, although it sometimes leaves it.

This season, the athlete played in two tournaments, first qualified in Brisbane, defeating Subasic and Sonmez, but in the main draw she immediately lost to the famous Kenin in three sets. The scenario was similar in Adelaide, in the qualification there were victories in three sets over the British Swan and the Czech Siniakova, and then 0:6, 3:6, from the “neutral” Kalinska.

Personal meetings

Head-to-head 2-0 in favor of the Romanian, she won in three sets on clay in Hamburg 2021, as well as in two games at the 2023 US Open.

Forecast

No matter how pathetic it sounds, a lot will depend on Yastremska’s mood, if her game goes well, everything can end in defeat. It is also possible that the Ukrainian woman will give her rival victory.

No one wants to be eliminated in the first round, the Ukrainian is a slight favorite, which I agree with. I propose to make a bet here on a clear victory for Diana at 1.77.