Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Emil Ruusuvuori will square off in the 3rd round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on Pista Andres Gimeno. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is the pick to win this match.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 1.45
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
This will be the 3rd time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Emil Ruusuvuori square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Davidovich Fokina and Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Davidovich Fokina won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Cologne back in 2020.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-13 | 6-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-28 | 18-11 | 9-8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-26 | 7-9 | 11-8 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 4-6 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-13 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 38, Davidovich Fokina reached the 3rd round after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Davidovich Fokina had a good straight sets win against Martin Etcheverry (6-3 6-3). During the match, Davidovich Fokina scored 64 points vs Martin Etcheverry’s 51. The Spaniard was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Davidovich Fokina wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Davidovich Fokina put 72% of his first serves in, winning 76% (29/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (6/15) on the 2nd serve. Davidovich Fokina broke Martin Etcheverry 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Davidovich Fokina has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (222-154). 2-2 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Davidovich Fokina has a compiled97-59 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Spaniard has a composed 13-10 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Emil Ruusuvuori
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-14 | 7-5 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 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 |
| 2020 | 27-15 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 16-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 40, Ruusuvuori got to the 3rd round after defeating Alexander Bublik 6-0 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-73 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Emil defeated Tiafoe (6-4 6-73 6-4). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 117 points vs Tiafoe’s 112. Ruusuvuori was pretty aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori scored 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Emil Ruusuvuori lost the serve 4 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Ruusuvuori put 71% of his first serves in, winning 65% (55/85) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. Ruusuvuori broke Tiafoe 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ruusuvuori has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Emil has a compiled 15-12 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Davidovich Fokina | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 48 |
| Pts | 64-51 | 171-143 |
| Total Points | 115 | 314 |
| Winners | 29 | 77 |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% |
Davidovich Fokina played 1 match while Ruusuvuori competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Emil Ruusuvuori conceded 1 set while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hasn’t conceded a set so far. Davidovich Fokina has played 3 set(s) less than Ruusuvuori (2 vs 5). Therefore, Davidovich Fokina played 30 games less than Ruusuvuori. Davidovich Fokina scored 29 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Ruusuvuori blasted 77 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Davidovich Fokina | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 38/53 | 114/167 |
| %1st in | 72% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 77/114 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 28/53 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 53% |
Davidovich Fokina didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Ruusuvuori blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Davidovich Fokina won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Davidovich Fokina | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 10 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 50% | 56% |
| Conceded | 3 | 18 |
| Saved | 2 | 14 |
| % Saved | 67% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
Davidovich Fokina broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Ruusuvuori broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Emil conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Davidovich Fokina | |||
| R2 Martin Etcheverry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 64-51 | 64-51 | |
| Total points | 115 | 115 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/53 | 38/53 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 29/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 6/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Ruusuvuori | ||||
| R1 Bublik |
R2 Tiafoe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 33 | 48 | |
| pts | 54-31 | 117-112 | 171-143 | |
| Total points | 85 | 229 | 314 | |
| Winners | 22 | 55 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/47 | 85/120 | 114/167 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 71% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 55/85 | 77/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 65% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 16/35 | 28/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 6/13 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 46% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 17 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 13/17 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 76% | 176% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWLLWLWLL Tennis Scores in Barcelona
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Pedro CachinCachin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – David GoffinGoffin (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Emilio GomezGomez (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Ben SheltonShelton (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – David GoffinGoffin (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Emilio GomezGomez (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Pedro CachinCachin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel EvansEvans – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (1-0) – H2H and prediction
