Gabriela Ruse, eliminated in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament from Cincinnati by Surprising Aoi ITO

For the first time on the main painting in Cincinnati, after an unstacked attempt in qualifications, in 2021, Gabi Ruse He waited for his opponent from qualifications. And this was, finally, one of the bright figures in the previous tournament, the one from Montreal, also of the WTA 1000 category.

Aoi itoaged 21, occupying 110 WTA, also played qualifications in Canada, then surprised beautifully on the main grid. He defeated Katie Volynets, then formidably turned in front of Favorite 7, Jasmine Paolini, giving up against Spanish Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, all three-set matches.

Gabriela Ruse, good start, then collapse

Especially, however, she captivated with her atypical game, which she brought on the field and in front of the Romanian. Ruse started well, he had 2-0, then he paused. With the disturbed pace of inconsistency at work, 49% frequency on the first ball plus 4 double mistakes, she lost ground in front of the Japanese.

A thin player, who compensates for the lack of strength with placed services, shorts and forehand slice, but also with darzenie. Ito won 6-2, but the match was far from over.

7Double Mistakes committed Gabriela Ruse in the match with Aoi ITO

In the second act, the Romanian visibly cleaned the game of mistakes, crossing the price of 7 games her most rating in the match. Released by tension, he managed to dominate ITO and striking three white service games.

However, the problems reappeared exactly when he served for the set, procuring two balls to close. The tension materialized again in Gabi's game in the form of double mistakes, which attracted errors in the rest of its evolution. He had two sets of set at 4-5, on the return, but everything on the edge, fragile, almost every point.

Aoi Ito equalized at 5, with another break, then the two reached the tie-break. One who had his own story with a police intrigue and too many errors for the Romanian. Ruse came twice, equal to 4 and 6, but gave up with 6-8. At the third match of the Japanese match that leaves a good impression in Cincinnati.

Gabi Ruse had a match this year decided in the set-break of set 3, in the 1st of the qualifications in Madrid, 6-7 (3), with Teodora Kostovic (Serbia, 625 WTA). Overall season, he played 9 decisive games, winning 2 and losing 7.

The Romanian will receive 10 WTA points and $ 11,270 for the presence in the first round in Cincinnati.