Grigor Dimitrov and Emil Ruusuvuori will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Court 7. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.43
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Emil Ruusuvuori since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-10 | 14-3 | 8-4 | 6-2 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 29, Dimitrov reached the 2nd round after beating Timofey Skatov 6-0 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, Dimitrov had a good straight sets win against Skatov (6-0 6-3 6-2). During the match, Dimitrov scored 95 points vs Skatov’s 62. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dimitrov recorded 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 64% of his first serves in, winning 78% (42/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. Dimitrov broke Skatov 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Dimitrov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (304-186). 8-4 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dimitrov has a compiled 72-46 record in the last years on clay.
Grigor’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Geneva.
Grigor has a composed 16-10 win-loss record in 2023, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Emil Ruusuvuori
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-14 | 7-5 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 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. 46, the Finn got to the 2nd round after beating Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-77 5-7 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round, Emil had a tough win against Barrere to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-2 6-77 5-7 6-1 6-4). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 186 points vs Barrere’s 157. The Finn was exceptionally aggressive to blast 77 winners.
Talking about serving, Ruusuvuori blasted 15 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Emil Ruusuvuori was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (77/108) of his 1st serve and 52% (34/66) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 5 times. Ruusuvuori broke Barrere 9 times after converting 45% of his break points (9/20).
Ruusuvuori has an aggregate 18-15 win-loss record in 2023, 6-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 50 |
| Pts | 95-62 | 186-157 |
| Total Points | 157 | 343 |
| Winners | 42 | 77 |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% |
Both Dimitrov and Ruusuvuori played 1 match. At the moment, Emil Ruusuvuori conceded 2 sets while Grigor Dimitrov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Dimitrov has played 2 set(s) less than Ruusuvuori (3 vs 5). Therefore, Dimitrov played 27 games less than Ruusuvuori. The Bulgarian scored 42 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Ruusuvuori recorded 77 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 15 |
| 1st in | 54/85 | 108/174 |
| %1st in | 64% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 42/54 | 77/108 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 34/66 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 52% |
Dimitrov managed to score 10 aces . Ruusuvuori made 15 aces . Dimitrov won 78% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 9 |
| Converted | 7/10 | 9/20 |
| % Converted | 70% | 45% |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 |
| Saved | 4 | 9 |
| % Saved | 80% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Dimitrov broke his opponent 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. Dimitrov surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Ruusuvuori broke his opponent 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. Ruusuvuori conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||
| R1 Skatov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 95-62 | 95-62 | |
| Total points | 157 | 157 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 54/85 | 54/85 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 42/54 | 42/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 13/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 7/10 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Ruusuvuori | |||
| R1 Barrere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-77 5-7 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 50 | 50 | |
| pts | 186-157 | 186-157 | |
| Total points | 343 | 343 | |
| Winners | 77 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 108/174 | 108/174 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 77/108 | 77/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 34/66 | 34/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 9 | 9 | |
| Converted | 9/20 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 9/14 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
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