Arantxa Rus vs Ana Bogdan Prediction: It's 3:0 for a reason.

The Cluj Napoca tournament advances to the Quarter Final stage and two names to make it to this stage are Arantxa Rus and Ana Bogdan. Both players have played 3 times against each other in the past and Ana Bogdan won all 3 encounters.

Arantxa Rus comes into this stage following her win over Alize Cornet in the knockout stage, while Ana Bogdan was too strong for Erika Andreeva in the last round. 

With both players facing each other in this stage, we can expect a tough game between both players. Beyond doubt Ana Bogdan stands as the favorite to advance into the next round, but Arantxa Rus might just be in the mood to end her losing streak against her. 

Arantxa Rus

Arantxa Rus is a Dutch player currently ranked no_ 45 on the WTA ranking. Arantxa Rus won only 1 singles title, at the WTA Hamburg in 2023 where she defeated Noma Noha Akugue in straight sets. She also has 4 doubles titles to her name, at WTA Lyon in 2021, WTA Palermo in 2020, WTA Linz 2020 and WTA Bastad in 2017. She was also runner up once at the 2019 WTA Palermo.

Arantxa Rus made it to the quarter finals of this tournament after winning her last 2 games. Her first game against Greet Minnen ended in a win in straight sets. Then she played against Alize Cornet and she won in 3 sets, beating her 4:6,6:4,6;0. 

A match against Ana Bogdan will be a tough test for the Dutch player but one she seems capable of handling.

Ana Bogdan

Ana Bogdan is a 31-year old Romanian tennis player that ranks in 65th place on the WTA ranking. Ana Bogdan once attained a career high of 39 in the ranking. She is a winner of 14 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF circuit. She Also made Grand Slam debut in 2016 at the US Open, reaching the 2nd round. Last year she reached the Quarterfinal at Cluj Napoca and Lausanne and she also won titles at WTA 125 events Isai and Parma. 

Ana Bogdan came into this tournament in the Round of 32, as she defeated Alycia Parks in straight sets. Then she also defeated Erika Andreeva in the round of 16, also in straight sets.

Head to Head

Arantxa Rus and Ana Bogdan have played 3 games against each other in their careers and Ana Bogdan won all 3 meetings. Ana Bogdan won the first meeting at the Australian Open 2017 qualifying round. Then they faced each other at the Challenger Limoges France in 2019 and Ana Bogdan won once again. Their last meeting was at the Gaiba Challenger in 2022 and Ana Bogdan also won that match.

Analysis and Predictions

Ana Bogdan has built quite a reputation against Arantxa Rus and the confidence is there already. Arantxa Rus will feel the need to get a win over her in this game. But in the end it will depend on the quality of both players and determination. And at the moment, Ana Bogdan seems to have that in abundance.

• Ana Bogdan to Win at 1.6 Odds
• Arantxa Rus to Win Under 12 Games at 1.69 Odds
• Ana Bogdan to Win 2-0 at 2.75 Odds