Emil Ruusuvuori outlasts Mikael Ymer 4-6 6-1 7-5 in the 3rd round in Miami on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. Ruusuvuori will square off with Jannik Sinner in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes.
The Finn added to his prize money $ 14,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 40,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Emil will add $ 21,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 61,000 in total.
Ruusuvuori was pleased about the match. He commented:
“Here the conditions are tough to play, but in the end it’s for both of us. It’s not only for me, it’s not only for him. It’s for both of us. For both it’s windy, for both it’s sunny and for both it’s hot on court. Today it was very hot and I struggled a little bit more in the beginning. I just tried to stay there every point even if I lost the first.”
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Finn scored 91 points vs. the Swede’s 74.
Ruusuvuori
The Finn was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that he procured (8/10).
Ymer
On the other side, Mikael was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (6/12). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Ruusuvuori and Ymer is 1-0 for Emil.
Draw and next match H2H: Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Jannik Sinner – stats
Ruusuvuori will compete against Sinner in the 4th round.
This will be the 2nd time that Emil Ruusuvuori and Jannik Sinner clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
Sinner had a strong start of this set after breaking Ruusuvuori in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Ymer to win the set as Ruusuvuori found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game. The Swede maintained his focus to break Ruusuvuori in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
A crucial moment of this set was when Mikael won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the scoreline from 1-3 to 5-3.
Mikael was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Emil converted 100% of his break points (2/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 4th game (2-1 0-40).
They contested 55 points. The Swede was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Finn (31-24). Mikael conceded 9 points on serve (13-9). In addition, on the other side, the Finn conceded 18 points on serve (15-18).
Ruusuvuori conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Sinner in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Emil to win the set because the Swede managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Ruusuvuori kept his cool to break Mikael in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Swede was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.
Emil converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, the Swede was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-2 30-40).
They played 45 points. Ruusuvuori was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Ymer (29-16). The Finn surrendered 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, the Swede conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).
Ruusuvuori won the set after he broke Ymer 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Mikael tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, Ruusuvuori kept the situation under control to conquer the set 7-5.
Emil failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 0.
The Finn was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (4-2 0-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, Ymer converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 8th (2-5 0-40), the 10th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 65 points. Ruusuvuori was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the Swede (38-27). Ruusuvuori dropped 14 points on serve (21-14). Regarding the other side of the net, the Swede conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Mikael YmerYmer (4-6 6-1 7-5) – Stats and score progression
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- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-6 6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 7-62 6-4) – Stats and score progression
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- Alexander BublikBublik – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
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