Stefanos Tsitsipas and Emil Ruusuvuori will play each other in the semifinal of the Stockholm Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.43
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.92

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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Emil Ruusuvuori since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Ranked no. 5, Stefanos got to the semifinal after defeating Maxime Cressy 7-6⁵ 7-6¹² and Mikael Ymer 7-5 6-3.

In the quarter, The Greek had a good straight sets win against Ymer (7-5 6-3). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 78 points vs Ymer’s 63. Tsitsipas was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Regarding the service games, Tsitsipas scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the serve once and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Tsitsipas put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (38/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the 2nd serve. Stefanos broke Ymer 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Stefanos hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.

Tsitsipas has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 69% of his matches (385-174). 12-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tsitsipas has an overall71-38 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Carlo where he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 6-3 7-6(3) and in Mallorca where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 6-4 3-6 7-6(2).

Stefanos has an overall 53-19 win-loss record in 2022, 12-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Emil Ruusuvuori

Ranked no. 52, Emil reached the semifinal after defeating Joao Sousa 6-3 6-2, Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-2 and Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-2.

In the quarter, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-1 6-2). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 54 points vs Tiafoe’s 29. Ruusuvuori was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Emil Ruusuvuori conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 66% of his first serves in, win 96% (26/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (7/14) on the 2nd serve. Ruusuvuori broke Tiafoe 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Finn hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 61% of the points he played.

Emil’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Pune.

The Finn has a compiled 40-29 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2021. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Tsitsipas	Ruusuvuori
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	4	6
Tot Games	47	48
Pts	164-139	197-125
Total Points	303	322
Winners	90	75
%Winners	55%	38%

Tsitsipas played 2 matches while Ruusuvuori competed in 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Tsitsipas has played 2 set(s) less than Ruusuvuori (4 vs 6). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 1 game less than Ruusuvuori. Tsitsipas scored 90 winners (55% of the total points). On the other side, Ruusuvuori made 75 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Tsitsipas	Ruusuvuori
Aces	8	16
Avg per match	4	5.3
1st in	111/154	87/148
%1st in	72%	59%
1st pts	90/111	75/87
%1st pts	81%	86%
2nd pts	24/43	31/61
%2nd pts	56%	51%

Tsitsipas recorded 8 aces (4 per match). Ruusuvuori struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Tsitsipas won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 86% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Tsitsipas	Ruusuvuori
Won	4	13
Converted	4/12	13/27
% Converted	33%	48%
Conceded	12	11
Saved	10	9
% Saved	83%	82%
Times Broken	2	2

Stefanos broke his opponents 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Greek surrendered his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Finn broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Ruusuvuori conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.

Tsitsipas
	R2 Cressy	1/4 Ymer	Total
Score	7-65 7-612	7-5 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	26	21	47
pts	86-76	78-63	164-139
Total points	162	141	303
Winners	52	38	90
%Winners	60%	49%	55%
SERVE
Aces	7	1	8
Double Faults	1	2	3
1st in	57/76	54/78	111/154
% 1st in	75%	69%	72%
1st pts	52/57	38/54	90/111
% 1st pts	91%	70%	81%
2nd pts	10/19	14/24	24/43
% 2nd pts	53%	58%	56%
Breaks
Won	1	3	4
Converted	1/3	3/9	4/12
Converted %	33%	33%	33%
Conceded	1	11	12
Saved	0/1	10/11	10
Saved %	0%	91%	46%
Times Broken	1	1	2

Ruusuvuori
	R1 Sousa	R2 Lehecka	1/4 Tiafoe	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	6-2 6-2	6-1 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	16	15	48
pts	74-55	69-41	54-29	197-125
Total points	129	110	83	322
Winners	27	22	26	75
%Winners	36%	32%	48%	38%
SERVE
Aces	2	7	7	16
Double Faults	3	0	1	4
1st in	33/63	27/44	27/41	87/148
% 1st in	52%	61%	66%	59%
1st pts	27/33	22/27	26/27	75/87
% 1st pts	82%	81%	96%	86%
2nd pts	14/30	10/17	7/14	31/61
% 2nd pts	47%	59%	50%	51%
Breaks
Won	4	5	4	13
Converted	4/12	5/10	4/5	13/27
Converted %	33%	50%	80%	48%
Conceded	6	5	0	11
Saved	5/6	4/5	0/0	9
Saved %	83%	80%	–	82%
Times Broken	1	1	0	2

Tennis Scores in Stockholm

• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-2 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Mikael YmerYmer (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien RojerArevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer – Lukasz Kubot/Philipp OswaldKubot/Philipp Oswald (6-3 7-6¹) – See score progression
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-7⁴ 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Santiago Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Cameron Norrie/Tommy PaulNorrie/Tommy Paul (w/o) – See score progression
• Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Roman Jebavy/Adam PavlasekJebavy/Adam Pavlasek (6-3 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction