Casper Ruud and Emil Ruusuvuori will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1 pm on Court 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emil Ruusuvuori who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Emil Ruusuvuori is the pick to win this match.
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 1.61
Casper Ruud -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Emil Ruusuvuori since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Casper Ruud
Ranked no. 37, the Norwegian reached the 2nd round after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Norwegian had a tough win against Mcdonald to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2). During the match Ruud scored 162 points vs Mcdonald’s 154. The Norwegian was extremely aggressive to blast 67 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ruud struck 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Casper Ruud lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Ruud put 67% of his first serves in, winning 68% (67/99) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (26/48) on the 2nd serve. The Norwegian broke Mcdonald 6 times after converting 25% of his break points (6/24).
Ruud has a losing record in the last 6 years having won 47% of his matches (155-138). 3-4 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ruud has a 204-129 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Pedro Sousa in the final 6-1 6-4.
Casper has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Ruud didn’t compete at the U.S. Open in 2019.
Emil Ruusuvuori
Ranked no. 92 (career high), Ruusuvuori reached the 2nd round after beating Aljaz Bedene 6-3 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, Emil had a tough win against Bedene to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-3 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-1). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 143 points vs Bedene’s 126. Emil was extremely aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori struck 8 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Overall, Emil Ruusuvuori was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (53/75) of his 1st serve and 59% (29/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Finn broke Bedene 7 times after converting 35% of his break points (7/20).
Ruusuvuori has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 76% of his matches (378-120). 11-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ruusuvuori has a 156-70 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Emil’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Canberra Challenger.
Emil has a 16-8 win-loss record in 2020, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Emil didn’t play at the U.S. Open in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruud | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 42 |
| Pts | 162-154 | 143-126 |
| Total Points | 316 | 269 |
| Winners | 67 | 53 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Ruud and Ruusuvuori played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Casper Ruud conceded 2 sets, while Emil Ruusuvuori dropper 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Ruud and Ruusuvuori have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Ruud played 5 games more than Ruusuvuori. Ruud scored 67 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Ruusuvuori recorded 53 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruud | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 8 |
| 1st in | 99/147 | 75/124 |
| %1st in | 67% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 67/99 | 53/75 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 26/48 | 29/49 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 59% |
Ruud bagged 11 aces . Ruusuvuori blasted 8 aces . Ruud won 68% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ruud | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/24 | 7/20 |
| % Converted | 25% | 35% |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 |
| Saved | 5 | 2 |
| % Saved | 56% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Norwegian broke his opponent 6 times with a 25% conversion rate. Ruud surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The Finn broke his opponent 7 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Finn conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruud | |||
| R1 Mcdonald |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 47 | 47 | |
| pts | 162-154 | 162-154 | |
| Total points | 316 | 316 | |
| Winners | 67 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 99/147 | 99/147 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 67/99 | 67/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/48 | 26/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/24 | 6/24 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Ruusuvuori | |||
| R1 Bedene |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 42 | 42 | |
| pts | 143-126 | 143-126 | |
| Total points | 269 | 269 | |
| Winners | 53 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 75/124 | 75/124 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 53/75 | 53/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/49 | 29/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/20 | 7/20 | |
| Converted % | 35% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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