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H2H, PREDICTION Joao Sousa vs Emil Ruusuvuori | Antwerp odds, preview, pick

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Mark Hall

19 October 2020

Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

Joao Sousa and Emil Ruusuvuori will square off in the qualifications of the European Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on COURT 1. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emil Ruusuvuori who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emil Ruusuvuori is the pick to win this match.
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 1.19
Joao Sousa -> 4.7

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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

There is no head to head record between Joao Sousa and Emil Ruusuvuori since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Joao Sousa

Ranked no. 80, Joao reached the qualifications after beating Andreas Seppi 6-4 2-6 6-4.

In the qualifications, The Portuguese defeated Seppi (6-4 2-6 6-4).-87) than Seppi. In fact, the world no. 80 won 87 points vs Seppi’s. That means that Sousa was more focused during the important points. Sousa was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about the service games, Sousa scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Joao Sousa lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 59% of his first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (16/38) on the 2nd serve. Joao broke Seppi 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Sousa has a good record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (336-300). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sousa has a 61-55 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

The Portuguese has a 4-12 win-loss record in 2020, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Antwerp

Sousa didn’t play in Antwerp in 2019.

Emil Ruusuvuori

Ranked no. 98, Ruusuvuori reached the qualifications after beating Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 6-2.

In the qualifications, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Elahi Galan Riveros (6-4 6-2). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 62 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 50. Emil was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori scored 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Emil Ruusuvuori was exceptionally efficent on serve to win 71% (25/35) of his 1st serve and 73% (11/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Finn was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Elahi Galan Riveros 3 times.

Ruusuvuori’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Canberra Challenger.

The Finn has a 19-12 win-loss record in 2020, 8-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Antwerp

The Finn didn’t play in Antwerp in 2019.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Sousa	Ruusuvuori
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	2
Tot Games	28	18
Pts	87-91	62-50
Total Points	178	112
Winners	35	25
%Winners	40%	40%

Both Sousa and Ruusuvuori played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Joao Sousa lost 1 set while Emil Ruusuvuori hasn’t lost a set so far. Sousa has played 1 set more than Ruusuvuori (3 vs 2). Therefore, Sousa played 10 games more than Ruusuvuori. Sousa scored 35 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Emil made 25 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Sousa	Ruusuvuori
Aces	1	3
Avg per match	1	3
1st in	54/92	35/50
%1st in	59%	70%
1st pts	35/54	25/35
%1st pts	65%	71%
2nd pts	16/38	11/15
%2nd pts	42%	73%

Sousa recorded 1 ace . Ruusuvuori also fired 3 aces . Sousa won 65% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 42% 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 73% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Sousa	Ruusuvuori
Won	5	3
Converted	5/10	3/3
% Converted	50%	100%
Conceded	11	0
Saved	6	0
% Saved	55%	NAN%
Times Broken	5	0

The Portuguese broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Portuguese dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. Ruusuvuori broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. Emil was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.

	Q1 Seppi	Total
Sousa
Score	6-4 2-6 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	28	28
pts	87-91	87-91
Total points	178	178
Winners	35	35
%Winners	40%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	1
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	54/92	54/92
% 1st in	59%	59%
1st pts	35/54	35/54
% 1st pts	65%	65%
2nd pts	16/38	16/38
% 2nd pts	42%	42%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/10	5/10
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	11	11
Saved	6/11	6
Saved %	55%	55%
Times Broken	5	5

	Q1 Elahi Galan Riveros	Total
Ruusuvuori
Score	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	18	18
pts	62-50	62-50
Total points	112	112
Winners	25	25
%Winners	40%	40%
SERVE
Aces	3	3
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	35/50	35/50
% 1st in	70%	70%
1st pts	25/35	25/35
% 1st pts	71%	71%
2nd pts	11/15	11/15
% 2nd pts	73%	73%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/3	3/3
Converted %	100%	100%
Conceded	0	0
Saved	0/0	0
Saved %	–	0%
Times Broken	0	0