Emil Ruusuvuori gets by Benjamin Bonzi 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Hong Kong on Monday. Ruusuvuori will square off with Karen Khachanov in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes.
The Finn added to his prize money $ 4,400 after winning this match. He has already won $ 11,600 after this win. If he wins the next match, Emil will add $ 8,400 to his earnings to get in total $ 20,000 in total.
Highlights Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Benjamin Bonzi Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Emil scored 114 points vs. Bonzi’s 97.
Ruusuvuori
The Finn won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 32% (8/25) of the procured opportunities.
Bonzi
On the other side, the French player was battling in converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Ruusuvuori and Bonzi is 2-2.
Draw and next match H2H: Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Karen Khachanov – stats
Ruusuvuori will fight against Khachanov in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Emil Ruusuvuori and Karen Khachanov face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
Emil was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, he conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 62 points vs. Khachanov’s 40 points.
Live score progression and stats
Ruusuvuori started the set strong after breaking Benjamin Bonzi in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Bonzi to win the set because the Finn managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) and in the 6th (3-3) game.
However also Emil won 4 consecutive games from 0-3 to 4-3
The French player was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Finn was on the money in converting all his break points in the 4th (0-3 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 109 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Bonzi won only 1 point more than Ruusuvuori (55-54). The French player lost 27 points on serve (33-27). on the other side of the court, Emil conceded 22 points on serve (27-22).
Ruusuvuori had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Benjamin Bonzi in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the Finn refused to bow to find the way to come back to break the French player in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Benjamin was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Ruusuvuori converted 22% of his break points (2/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Bonzi converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 40-A).
They played 66 points. Ruusuvuori was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the French player (35-31). Ruusuvuori dropped 12 points on serve (16-12). on the other side of the court, Bonzi conceded 19 points on serve (19-19).
Ruusuvuori won the set after he broke the French player 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
Bonzi had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Emil converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Emil didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 36 points. The Finn won 16 points more than the French player (26-10). Emil was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (12-3). On the losing side, Bonzi conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).
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