Cristina Bucsa meets Antonia Ruzic in the Limoges Chall. Women (indoor) quarter-finals on 12 Dec 2025, with a best-of-three hard-court contest carrying a spot in the last four.
The rankings are separated by one place and one point, and the market has Bucsa marginally favoured. Below is a look at the form, their previous meeting and the key pressure points, plus how to watch or follow the match live.FINISHED
Bucsa C.
Ruzic A.
6-1
, 6-0
Bucsa leads the head-to-head 1-0, built on a 2-0 win over Ruzic in Portoroz WTA qualifying in September 2022 on hard courts. That match ran to 22 total games and Bucsa took 13 of them, a neat snapshot of a contest where small stretches mattered.
Bucsa C.
Ruzic A.
On hard courts this season, Bucsa is 28-21 and her return numbers stand out, winning 51% of return games alongside a 69% break-point save rate. Ruzic is 21-12 on the surface, but she has been closer to 41% on return games, which can leave her needing holds to come quickly.
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Bucsa comes in at 8-2 across her last 10, compared with 5-5 for Ruzic, and she has won 80% of first sets in that span. The gap shows up on return too, at 46% of return games won for Bucsa versus 33% for Ruzic, though workload is a footnote with both on back-to-backs and Ruzic logging 9 hours 33 minutes over her last five matches.
Bucsa C.
Ruzic A.
Bookmakers price Bucsa at 1.73 against Ruzic at 2, with first-set prices also 1.73 versus 2. It suggests a match expected to be competitive, but with Bucsa holding the narrower edge.
Ruzic has served more freely in recent matches, averaging 3.4 aces per outing, and that can be a useful lever in quick indoor conditions if she protects her second serve.
Yet Bucsa's profile is built around steady pressure, and her stronger return rates on the surface give her more chances to get into Ruzic's service games. If it becomes a match of repeated break looks rather than short holds, that tends to suit Bucsa.Prediction
Cristina Bucsa
Antonia Ruzic
Overall indicators tilt slightly towards Cristina Bucsa: she is the marginal market favourite and has the only head-to-head win, a straight-sets result on hard courts. Her hard-court return numbers and an 8-2 last-10 record also point to more consistent pressure, even if Antonia Ruzic's higher ace output keeps the margins tight.
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