Jiri Lehecka overcomes Ruusuvuori in the 1st round to play vs Dimitrov in the next round at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO DRAW AND RESULTS. Lehecka overcomes Ruusuvuori to face Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jiri Lehecka vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

Jiri Lehecka hustles Emil Ruusuvuori 6-1 7-5 in the 1st round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday. Lehecka will try to keep the momentum against Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 31 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Lehecka
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Lehecka's Record

Lehecka added to his prize money € 18,600 after winning this match. He has already won € 41,700 after this win. If he wins the next match, Jiri will add € 36,060 to his earnings to get in total € 77,760 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Lehecka
Ruusuvuori
Jiri Lehecka
6-1 7-5
1h:31
Emil Ruusuvuori
72
72
Total points
58
58
34
34
Winners
17
17
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
70%
70%
1st in
51%
51%
68%
68%
1st won
57%
57%
34/50
34/50
1st won
17/30
17/30
48%
48%
2nd won
48%
48%
10/21
10/21
2nd won
14/29
14/29
-- Break Points --
5/12
5/12
Total
2/10
2/10
42%
42%
Won
20%
20%
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At the end of the match, the Czech scored 72 points vs. Ruusuvuori’s 58.

Lehecka

Lehecka won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points as he converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Ruusuvuori

On the other side, the Finn was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Lehecka and Ruusuvuori is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Jiri Lehecka vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats

Lehecka will compete against Dimitrov in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Jiri Lehecka and Grigor Dimitrov face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Lehecka and Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Jiri Lehecka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Lehecka 6-1
LeheckaRuusuvuori
6
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
6
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
LeheckaRuusuvuori
5
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
5
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
LeheckaRuusuvuori
4
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
3
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Lehecka had a strong start of this set after breaking Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Jiri improved his lead after breaking the Finn in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

Certainly, a key moment was when the Czech won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Czech converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A). On the other side, Ruusuvuori was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 49 points. The Czech was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than the Finn (29-20). The Czech conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, Emil conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

2nd Set -
Lehecka 7-5
LeheckaRuusuvuori
7
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
6
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
LeheckaRuusuvuori
4
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
LeheckaRuusuvuori
3
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
LeheckaRuusuvuori
2
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
2
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
LeheckaRuusuvuori
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
LeheckaRuusuvuori
1
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
LeheckaRuusuvuori
0
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Lehecka started the set in the best possible way after breaking Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Jiri managed to stage a good comeback to break the Finn 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Ruusuvuori was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5.

Lehecka converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (3-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Ruusuvuori converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 81 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Emil (43-38). The Czech surrendered 22 points on serve (27-22). Regarding the other side of the net, the Finn conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

1st
Lehecka
Ruusuvuori
6-1
6
1
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Lehecka
Ruusuvuori
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
 

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