Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Singles · Round of 128
Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Caty McNally — 7-5 6-3
 Caty McNally✓ | 7 | 6 |
 Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 5 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
American Caty McNally beat Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7–5 6–3 in one hour and 47 minutes on Court 7. McNally landed 72% of her first serves and made only 13 unforced errors, while Ruse's 30 unforced errors and six double faults undermined her 24 winners. McNally broke four times to advance.
Elena-Gabriela RuseMatch time 1h 47m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Elena-Gabriela RuseCaty McNallyPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- McNally set up a second-round meeting with second seed Elena Rybakina.
- McNally's low error count (13) contrasted with Ruse's 30 unforced errors.
- Ruse hit more winners (24 to 16) but could not overcome her error total.
Head to head
McNally improved to 2–0 against Ruse, having also won their only previous meeting, in Australian Open qualifying in 2020.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
