Alexander Zverev and Emil Ruusuvuori will play each other in the 1st round of the U.S. Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on Grandstand. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.107
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 6.7

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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Emil Ruusuvuori face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Zverev and Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Zverev won 7-5 1-6 7-5 in the 3rd round in Indian wells back in 2023.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Emil Ruusuvuori – Indian wells 12-March-2023

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev

52 - 16win/loss

Hard
23-8
I Hard
0-0
Clay
23-6
Grass
6-2
Rank
4
High
2
LWWWLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-16 23-8 23-6 0-0 6-2 0-0
2023 55-27 22-13 20-7 8-5 5-2 0-0
2022 29-10 9-4 17-5 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 59-15 28-6 14-4 13-3 4-2 0-0
2020 28-11 12-7 3-1 13-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 4, Zverev will start his run at the U.S. Open after he played his last match in Cincinnati where he lost 7-6(9) 5-7 7-6(4) to Sinner in the semifinal on the 18th of August.

The German has a compiled 52-16 win-loss record in 2024, 23-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4 and in Rome where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-4 7-5.

Talking about his overall career, The German has an overall 513-240 record. He has a positive 196-95 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2020. See his history.

U.S. Open
Zverev's Record

Emil Ruusuvuori

Emil Ruusuvuori

17 - 16win/loss

Hard
8-6
I Hard
4-2
Clay
2-5
Grass
3-3
Rank
83
High
37
LWLWWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2020 27-15 11-5 0-2 16-8 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 83, Emil will start his run at the New York after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 7-6(6) 7-6(6) to Mpetshi in the 2nd round on the 31st of July.

Ruusuvuori has an overall 17-16 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Finn’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Hong Kong.

In terms of his career, The Finn has an overall 279-177 record. He has a positive 119-62 record on hard.

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2021. See his history.

U.S. Open
Ruusuvuori's Record

Tennis Scores – U.S. Open

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