Otto Virtanen and Emil Ruusuvuori will square off in the 2nd round of the Helsinki Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.7
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
This will be the 3rd time that Otto Virtanen and Emil Ruusuvuori face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruusuvuori (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Ruusuvuori won 6-1 6-1 in the 3rd round in the Helsinki Challenger back in 2019.
Otto Virtanen
24 - 22win/loss
126
91
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-23 | 4-9 | 5-9 | 12-5 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Ranked no. 141, Otto got to the 2nd round after beating Gauthier Onclin 6-1 7-6(6).
In the 1st round, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Onclin (6-1 7-66). During the match, Virtanen scored 77 points vs Onclin’s 65. Otto was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Virtanen managed to score 18 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Otto Virtanen lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Virtanen put 55% of his first serves in, winning 84% (31/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Virtanen broke Onclin 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Virtanen has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (229-158). 9-4 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Virtanen has an aggregate128-52 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Birmingham Challenger where he overcame Colton Smith in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Roanne Challenger where he defeated Hugo Gaston in the final 6-1 3-6 6-3.
The Finn has an aggregate 24-22 win-loss record in 2025, 9-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Helsinki Challenger
Emil Ruusuvuori
11 - 15win/loss
547
37
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8-9 | 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. 574, the Finn reached the 2nd round after defeating Lukas Neumayer 6-4 7-6(3).
In the 1st round, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Neumayer (6-4 7-63). During the match Ruusuvuori scored 82 points vs Neumayer’s 66. Emil was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Ruusuvuori blasted 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Emil Ruusuvuori was extremely efficient on serve to win 90% (27/30) of his 1st serve and 61% (17/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Emil broke Neumayer 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Ruusuvuori has a composed 11-15 win-loss record in 2025, 8-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Helsinki Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Virtanen | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 |
| Pts | 77-65 | 82-66 |
| Total Points | 142 | 148 |
| Winners | 31 | 27 |
| %Winners | 40% | 33% |
Both Virtanen and Ruusuvuori played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Virtanen and Ruusuvuori have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Virtanen played 3 games less than Ruusuvuori. Virtanen scored 31 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Emil fired 27 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Virtanen | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 18 | 11 |
| 1st in | 37/67 | 30/58 |
| %1st in | 55% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 31/37 | 27/30 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 90% |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 17/28 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 61% |
Virtanen bagged 18 aces . Ruusuvuori bagged 11 aces . Virtanen won 84% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Ruusuvuori won 90% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Virtanen | Ruusuvuori |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 38% | 38% |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 67% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Virtanen broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Otto lost his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Emil broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Emil conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Virtanen | |||
| R1 Onclin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 77-65 | 77-65 | |
| Total points | 142 | 142 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 18 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 37/67 | 37/67 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 31/37 | 31/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 14/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Ruusuvuori | |||
| R1 Neumayer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 82-66 | 82-66 | |
| Total points | 148 | 148 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 30/58 | 30/58 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 27/30 | 27/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 90% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 17/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Helsinki Challenger
- Sascha Gueymard WayenburgGueymard Wayenburg – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Chris RodeschRodesch (4-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Calvin HemeryHemery (3-6 6-2 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marin CilicCilic – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (6-2 4-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Eero VasaVasa – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (2-0) – H2H and prediction