Emil Ruusuvuori and Jiri Lehecka will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on Grandstand 2. 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 Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.7
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Jiri Lehecka
This will be the 3rd time that Emil Ruusuvuori and Jiri Lehecka face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Ruusuvuori won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Stockholm back in 2022.
Emil Ruusuvuori
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-17 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 17-16 | 8-6 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-30 | 13-11 | 6-7 | 9-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-32 | 15-12 | 10-9 | 10-7 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-26 | 21-12 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 51, Ruusuvuori got to the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Evans 7-5 6-4.
In the 1st round, Ruusuvuori had a good straight sets win against Evans (7-5 6-4). During the match, Ruusuvuori scored 70 points vs Evans’s 61. Emil was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ruusuvuori made 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Emil Ruusuvuori lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Ruusuvuori put 61% of his first serves in, winning 76% (29/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (10/24) on the 2nd serve. Emil broke Evans 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Ruusuvuori has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (236-136). 2-3 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ruusuvuori has a composed100-48 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
Ruusuvuori has an overall 5-5 win-loss record in 2023, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-23 | 24-10 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-19 | 20-10 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 52, Jiri reached the 2nd round after defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-3 7-63.
In the 1st round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Dzumhur (6-3 7-63). During the match Lehecka scored 73 points vs Dzumhur’s 58. The Czech was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Lehecka blasted 7 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 62% of his first serves in, winning 70% (31/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (16/27) on the 2nd serve. The Czech was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Dzumhur 3 times.
Lehecka has a compiled 11-3 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Lehecka has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruusuvuori | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 |
| Pts | 70-61 | 73-58 |
| Total Points | 131 | 131 |
| Winners | 29 | 31 |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% |
Both Ruusuvuori and Lehecka played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Ruusuvuori and Lehecka have played the same amount of sets 2. They also played the same amount of games (22). The Finn scored 29 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Jiri made 31 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruusuvuori | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 38/62 | 44/71 |
| %1st in | 61% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 31/44 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 10/24 | 16/27 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 59% |
Ruusuvuori scored 7 aces . Lehecka struck 7 aces . Ruusuvuori won 76% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 70% of the points behind 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 | Ruusuvuori | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/3 |
| % Converted | 40% | 100% |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | 0% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Emil broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Ruusuvuori surrendered his serve twice and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Jiri broke his opponent 3 times with a 100% conversion rate. Lehecka conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruusuvuori | |||
| R1 Evans | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 70-61 | 70-61 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 38/62 | 38/62 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 29/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/24 | 10/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Lehecka | |||
| R1 Dzumhur | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 73-58 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 44/71 | 44/71 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/44 | 31/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 16/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 3/3 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 100% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Doha
- Tallon Griekspoor/Bart StevensGriekspoor/Bart Stevens – Jason Murray Kubler/John PeersMurray Kubler/John Peers (6-4 5-7 10-7) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (7-63 6-78 6-4) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Quentin HalysHalys (7-64 4-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (7-67 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden – Liam Broady/Alexander ZverevBroady/Alexander Zverev (5-7 6-1 10-3) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Daniel EvansEvans (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-1 3-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-64 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Patrik Niklas-Salminen/Emil RuusuvuoriNiklas-Salminen/Emil Ruusuvuori – Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (4-6 6-1 7-64) – See score progression
- Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Roman Jebavy/Adam PavlasekJebavy/Adam Pavlasek (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-0 4-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (7-6(7) 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Andy MurrayMurray (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-2) – H2H and prediction