Arantxa Rus — Malaika Rapolu 2:1: match report and statistics

World Tennis. Lexington. Women · 08.10.2026 14:00 · Finished

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Arantxa RusWTA: 256 · seed 7
Finished2 : 108.10.2026 14:00
Malaika Rapolu

Who will win?

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Overview

The World Tennis. Lexington. Women match Arantxa Rus – Malaika Rapolu on 08.10.2026 14:00 (UTC) finished 2:1. The win went to Arantxa Rus.

Arantxa Rus, last 6 games: won 3, drawn 0, lost 3. Malaika Rapolu, last 6 games: won 4, drawn 0, lost 2.

Related pages: Arantxa Rus statistics, Malaika Rapolu statistics, World Tennis. Lexington. Women standings and results.

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Score by periods

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Arantxa Rus
6372
Malaika Rapolu
4651

Match statistics

  • 2 Aces 0
  • 6 Double faults 3
  • 67% First Serve Percentage 65.1%
  • 39 1st serve points won 30
  • 80.6% Second Serve Percentage 90%
  • 14 2nd serve points won 18
  • 8 Break points Played 10
  • 6 Break points converted 6
  • 91 Total points won 89
  • 2 Set Points 3
  • 1 Match Points 0

Game by game

Arantxa Rus
Malaika Rapolu
5/6Service games won4/62Breaks12/3Break points converted1/1
  • 0 : 1
    0:15 0:30 15:30 30:30 40:30 BP40:40 40:A
  • 1 : 1
    0:15 15:15 30:15 30:30 40:30
  • 1 : 2
    0:15 0:30 0:40
  • 2 : 2
    15:0 30:0 30:15 40:15
  • 3 : 2Lost serve
    15:0 15:15 30:15 40:15 BP
  • Lost serve3 : 3
    0:15 0:30 15:30 15:40 BP
  • 3 : 4
    15:0 15:15 15:30 15:40
  • 4 : 4
    0:15 0:30 15:30 30:30 40:30
  • 4 : 5
    0:15 15:15 15:30 15:40
  • 5 : 5
    15:0 30:0 40:0 40:15 40:30
  • 6 : 5Lost serve
    15:0 30:0 30:15 40:15 BP
  • 7 : 5
    15:0 30:0 30:15 40:15 MP

Head-to-head

Matches played: 0
draws: 0

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Wins
0 / 0
0 / 0
Points
0 / 0
Matches

The teams have not met yet

Previous matches: Arantxa Rus

Previous matches: Malaika Rapolu

Match info

Tournament
Lexington
Season
2026

Upcoming matches: Malaika Rapolu

World Tennis. Lexington. Women

Match forecast and markets

Quick readMalaika Rapolu favourite · 69%Likely score 0:2Expected games 24.2Tiebreak in match 33%
31%Win · Arantxa Rus3.19
69%Win · Malaika Rapolu1.46
24.2Expected games
37%Arantxa Rus wins 1st set2.68
33%Tiebreak in match3.00
47%Deciding set2.14
  • On serve the model gives Arantxa Rus 57% of points and Malaika Rapolu 61% — adjusted for the opponent's return.
  • Most likely score in sets is 0:2 (39%), then 1:2 (29%).
  • About 24.2 games expected; over 21.5 — 61%.
MarkethistoryhistoryModelFair odds
Arantxa Rus wins50%5/1029%2/731%3.19
Malaika Rapolu wins50%5/1071%5/769%1.46
Arantxa Rus wins 1st set50%5/1043%3/737%2.68
Deciding set70%7/1029%2/747%2.14
Tiebreak in match20%2/100%0/733%3.00
Score in sets
0:210%1/1057%4/739%2.54
1:240%4/1014%1/729%3.41
2:130%3/1014%1/717%5.74
2:020%2/1014%1/714%7.20

Model: serve and return points of each player in recent matches (10 and 7) → game → set → match. History — share of each player's matches where the market came in.

Players' style of play

Arantxa Rusmatches: 10

Strengths

  • First serve in 70% (avg 63%)Very strong
  • Comebacks after losing 1st set 3/5Very strong

Weaknesses

  • Closing out after winning 1st set 2/5Very weak
Aces per match
2
Double faults per match
3.5
First serve in
70%
Service games held
73%
Return games won
25%

Malaika Rapolumatches: 7

Strengths

  • Double faults per match 2.9 (avg 3.8)Strong
  • Closing out after winning 1st set 4/4Strong

Weaknesses

  • Aces per match 1.1 (avg 2.1)Weak
  • First serve in 60% (avg 63%)Weak
Aces per match
1.1
Double faults per match
2.9
First serve in
60%
Service games held
74%
Return games won
44%

Compared with the average of all players in these matches (both players and their opponents). Recent 10 matches.

Trends

  • Deciding set in 7 of 10 matches70%
  • Over 21.5 games in 7 of 10 matches70%
  • Wins in 5 of 7 matches71%
  • Matches without a deciding set: 5 of 771%
  • Under 21.5 games in 5 of 7 matches71%

Based on recent matches: home team — 10, away team — 7

Win probability

Points won on serve: 58% Points won on serve: 58%Before the match: 51%

Markov model: each player's chance to win a point on serve → game → set → match. Bars below show how much each point mattered.