Ilya Ivashka and Emil Ruusuvuori will play each other in the semifinal of the Winston-Salem for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ilya Ivashka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ilya Ivashka is the pick to win this match.
Ilya Ivashka -> 1.63
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Ilya Ivashka vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
This will be the 3rd time that Ilya Ivashka and Emil Ruusuvuori clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Ivashka and Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Ivashka won 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Munich back in April 2021.
Ilya Ivashka
Ranked no. 63 (career-high), Ilya reached the semifinal after defeating Andreas Seppi 6-4 6-4, Marin Cilic 4-6 7-5 6-4, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2 6-1 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-62 6-3.
In the quarter, The Belarussian had a good straight sets win against Carreno-Busta (7-62 6-3). During the match, Ivashka scored 72 points vs Carreno-Busta’s 54. The Belarussian was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ivashka bagged 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Ilya Ivashka was quite effective on serve to win 86% (37/43) of his 1st serve and 73% (8/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ivashka broke Carreno-Busta twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ivashka started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Ivashka has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (313-192). 10-5 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ivashka has a compiled174-96 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Ilya’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Munich.
Ilya has a composed 33-16 win-loss record in 2021, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Winston-Salem
Ilya has never competed in this tournament before.
Emil Ruusuvuori
Ranked no. 76, Emil reached the semifinal after beating Denis Kudla 6-3 6-4, Alexander Bublik 6-2 7-65, Benoit Paire 6-4 4-6 6-1 and Richard Gasquet 7-65 6-1.
In the quarter, Ruusuvuori had a good straight sets win against Gasquet (7-65 6-1). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 70 points vs Gasquet’s 53. Ruusuvuori was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori struck 6 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Emil Ruusuvuori was very efficient on serve to win 78% (31/40) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Finn broke Gasquet 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ruusuvuori started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Emil’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Atlanta.
The Finn has an aggregate 23-19 win-loss record in 2021, 19-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ivashka | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 89 | 87 |
| Pts | 307-243 | 307-245 |
| Total Points | 550 | 552 |
| Winners | 133 | 133 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Ivashka and Ruusuvuori played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ilya Ivashka conceded 1 set, while Emil Ruusuvuori lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Ivashka and Ruusuvuori have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Ivashka played 2 games more than Ruusuvuori. The Belarussian scored 133 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Emil struck 133 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ivashka | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 40 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 160/253 | 176/274 |
| %1st in | 63% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 133/160 | 133/176 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 49/93 | 59/98 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 60% |
Ivashka blasted 40 aces (10 per match). Ruusuvuori fired 22 aces (5.5 per match). Ivashka won 83% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ivashka | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/31 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 42% | 43% |
| Conceded | 11 | 20 |
| Saved | 7 | 17 |
| % Saved | 64% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Ivashka broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. Ilya dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Emil broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Ruusuvuori conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ivashka | ||||||
| R1 Seppi |
R2 Cilic |
R3 Struff |
1/4 Carreno-Busta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | 7-62 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 89 | |
| pts | 72-56 | 103-101 | 60-32 | 72-54 | 307-243 | |
| Total points | 128 | 204 | 92 | 126 | 550 | |
| Winners | 27 | 47 | 22 | 37 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% | 37% | 51% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 30/52 | 62/109 | 25/38 | 43/54 | 160/253 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 57% | 66% | 80% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 27/30 | 47/62 | 22/25 | 37/43 | 133/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 76% | 88% | 86% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 17/47 | 10/13 | 8/11 | 49/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 36% | 77% | 73% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 5/8 | 4/11 | 2/4 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 63% | 36% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 6/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | – | – | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ruusuvuori | ||||||
| R1 Kudla |
R2 Bublik |
R3 Paire |
1/4 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 7-65 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | 7-65 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 87 | |
| pts | 59-42 | 78-62 | 100-88 | 70-53 | 307-245 | |
| Total points | 101 | 140 | 188 | 123 | 552 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 42 | 31 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 41% | 42% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/55 | 46/69 | 55/92 | 40/58 | 176/274 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 67% | 60% | 69% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 32/46 | 42/55 | 31/40 | 133/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 70% | 76% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | 17/23 | 18/37 | 10/18 | 59/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 74% | 49% | 56% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/8 | 3/10 | 4/6 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 25% | 30% | 67% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 6/6 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 75% | 80% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Salem Open
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-65 6-1) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-72 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Marcos GironGiron (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Ivan Dodig/Austin KrajicekDodig/Austin Krajicek – Marcus Daniell/Marcelo DemolinerDaniell/Marcelo Demoliner (7-68 6-2) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-6(5) 6-1) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Marcos GironGiron (7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-7(2) 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Mikael YmerYmer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
