Emil Ruusuvuori and Clement Chidekh will square off in the 1st round of the Lugano Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emil Ruusuvuori who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emil Ruusuvuori is the pick to win this match.
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 1.45
Clement Chidekh -> 2.59

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Prediction and head to head Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Clement Chidekh

There is no head to head record between Emil Ruusuvuori and Clement Chidekh since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Emil Ruusuvuori

Emil Ruusuvuori

1 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
547
High
37
LLWLWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-17 1-5 2-2 8-10 0-0 0-0
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

Ranked no. 228, the Finn will start his run in the Lugano Challenger after he played his last match in the Tenerife 2 Challenger where he lost 7-5 1-6 6-3 to Barranco in the 2nd round on the 12th of February.

Ruusuvuori has an overall 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.

Talking about his overall career, The Finn has an overall 280-179 record. He has a positive 98-44 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Lugano Challenger

Ruusuvuori has never competed in this tournament before.

Lugano Challenger
Ruusuvuori's Record

Clement Chidekh

Clement Chidekh

5 - 8win/loss

Hard
3-2
I Hard
2-6
Rank
249
High
184
LLWLWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 46-35 31-15 0-2 15-18 0-0 0-0
2024 64-26 17-7 7-6 39-11 1-2 0-0
2023 35-17 11-9 0-0 24-8 0-0 0-0
2022 11-9 9-5 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-1
2021 26-5 23-4 0-0 3-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 242, Clement will start his run in the Lugano Challenger after he played his last match in the Glasgow Challenger where he lost 6-4 7-6(3)

to Martineau in the 1st round on the 17th of February.

Clement has a composed 5-8 win-loss record in 2025, 2-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The French player has an overall 152-75 record. He has a positive 74-35 record on indoor hard courts.

Lugano Challenger
Chidekh's Record

Tennis Scores in Lugano Challenger

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