Veteran Kristina Kucova takes on rising talent Elena Ruse in the first round of the 2022 WTA Indian Wells Open on Wednesday, March 9. Get the live streaming options of this Kristina Kucova v Elena Ruse match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Kristina Kucova v Elena Ruse Head to Head
Kucova and Ruse played once before and it came in 2019 in Monterrey with the Slovakian winning 6-2 6-3.
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Shaky Year for Kucova
Kirstina Kucova was a very good tennis player in her day however, now 31, Kucova is starting to lose more and more matches. The consistency simply isn’t there and away from clay her struggles really come into the light. She plays a very distinct style that can hardly be considered aggressive and with the emergence of more and more players who like to play aggressively, Kucova simply is not good enough.
So far this year it’s been only three wins with 7 defeats and she has both of her matches in Mexico quite comfortably. Her victories this year mostly came against players that are ranked rather low on the rankings and it just shows that her level has dropped off this year.
Ruse will be a very tough proposition for Kucova who tends to struggle with players as aggressive as Ruse. There is a chance the Romanian beats herself but Kucova will need to play superb defence to force as many errors as possible. If she does, she might have a chance.
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Breakout Season for Ruse?
Elena Ruse currently has a 9-4 score on the year and the Romanian has played superb tennis. She is very close to breaking in the top 50 and once she does it’s hard seeing how she will not stay there. She plays a very strong brand of tennis consisting of relentless aggressiveness that can give even the best players trouble.
Her victory over Badosa in Dubai was very impressive and it only showed a glimpse of her talent. Indian Wells should be a perfect place for a deep run out of the shadows for the Romanian. Her biggest worry is her consistency which can be shaky at times.
Even so, she has improved dramatically in every facet of her game this year and she should be favoured in this matchup. If she does, expect her confidence to be high and she could make a deep run.
Kucova vs Ruse Prediction and Tip
This could be an interesting matchup simply because Kucova does have a game that can hurt Ruse if the Romanian is not careful. However, I think there is a wide gap in quality between those players at the moment and anything but an easy win by Ruse would surprise me.
Indian Wells will allow Kucova some wiggle room but I can’t Ruse losing this match if she plays anything close to her usual level this year. She has too much power and too much confidence to fear her opponent. If she has the right approach and if her baseline games is on point, expect this to be a really comfortably victory.
If she commits a lot of errors Kucova might complicate things more but I doubt it. Take Ruse and be confident in the outcome.
Tip: Ruse to win in straight sets: 1/1 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 WTA Indian Wells Open will be played from March 9 to 21. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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