Noskova beats Ruse at WTA 1000 in Beijing

According to api.tennis, Linda Noskova defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the round of 64 at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing: 6-4, 6-1.

Set-by-set

Noskova took the first set 6-4. The gap widened in the second: the fifth seed won the set 6-1 and closed out the match in straight sets.

The final set score was 2:0 in Noskova’s favor. In the head-to-head, Noskova and Ruse now have one win each: in 2026, Ruse won 6-1, 6-3, and Noskova hit back in Beijing.

At this tournament, Ruse beat Lilli Tagger in the round of 128: 6-4, 6-2. Noskova began her Beijing campaign with a win over Ruse.