Rebecca Sramkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Beijing Prediction 9/25/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

World No. 55 Rebecca Sramkova will face World No. 98 Elena Gabriela Ruse in the first round of the 2025 China Open in Beijing. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24. Here’s our Rebecca Sramkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse prediction. This preview will also include a Rebecca Sramkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse pick.

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Rebecca Sramkova is ranked 55th in the world rankings, which is 22 spots below her career-high ranking. The Slovak was a WTA champion at this time last year, where she won the Hua Hin 2 tournament. Sramkova has compiled 19 wins and 24 losses in 2025. Her best result this season was a semifinal finish in Nottingham, and she made two quarterfinals in Merida and more recently in Monterrey.

Sramkova took part in the China Open last year in her debut and impressed in her run to the third round as a qualifier. She lost to Paula Badosa in two tight sets. This year, Sramkova will arrive in Beijing with fresh legs, having not played since a first-round defeat to Ann Li at the US Open. She is winless in a month, with her last victory being a three-set win over Leylah Fernandez in Merida. 

Elena Gabriela Ruse is ranked 98th in the rankings. The Romanian is a former World No. 51. This term, Ruse has compiled 23 wins and 16 losses. Her best result was a runner-up finish as a qualifier at the Libema Open. Ruse was a semifinalist at the WTA 250 in Rouen.

Since winning her semifinal in Den Bosch in mid-June, Ruse has not won another tennis match. She came close to upsetting Madison Keys at Wimbledon, but lost a tight one in three sets and is currently on a seven-match losing streak. Ruse has competed just once in the Beijing main draw, and that was last year, where she qualified for the tournament but lost in the opening round to Sijia Wei. 

Rebecca Sramkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Head-To-Head

Sramkova and Ruse have not played at the WTA level, but met at the ITF circuit two years ago. Sramkova won their match in straight sets in Maribor.

Rebecca Sramkova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Prediction

Ruse is on a dismal run. Seven losses in a row and only one set won. The Romanian’s consistency is known to falter under pressure. Sramkova is a big hitter who tends to take more risks in points, and she’s recently been the player in slightly better form. I’m taking a confident and fresh Sramkova to close this one out cleanly.