Emil Ruusuvuori will play against Joao Sousa in the first round of the tournament in Stockholm. The game will start on October 18 at 13:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4.5) for Ruusuvuori – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 21 – 1.73.
Sousa has not been a danger lately. The last few tournaments have seen Joao finish at the end of his starts. In his recent encounter against Thiem, Sousa only took two games in the match. We believe that Ruusuvori will win the game in the upcoming match.
Ruusuvuori and Sousa met this season in the Pune competition and that match ended in three sets. However, we believe that the upcoming meeting will follow a slightly different scenario.
Ruusuvuori has not shown much in the second half of the season. It was only at the beginning of the year that Emil managed to show a good game.
He reached the semi-finals in Melbourne. He also played in the final in Pune. The last few tournaments ended rather quickly for Emil. Emil left the Metz, Tel Aviv and Astana tournaments at the end of the second round.
In seven of Ruusuvuori’s last eight matches, no more than 2.5 sets have been played.
Sousa’s only achievements this season are his victory at the Pune tournament. He also reached the clay-court finals in Geneva.
Now, Sousa is performing very poorly, with only three wins in his last ten matches. In the recent Tel Aviv Watergen Open, Sousa lost in the first round to Botic Van de Zandschulp (2-6, 3-6). At the Gijon tournament, Joao lost his opening match to Dominic Thiem (2-6, 0-6).
In ten of his previous 12 tournaments, Sousa has failed to pass the first-round hurdle.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Ruusuvuori’s Rating – 64
Emil Ruusuvuori Wins/Losses in 2022 – 38/30
Sousa’s Rating – 52
Joao Sousa Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/31
In 4 of Sousa’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.69.
Ruusuvuori leads with a score of 2-1 in the head-to-head matches. The last time they met was at the Chennai Open in February. In that game, Sousa defeated Ruusuvuori (7-6, 4-6, 6-1) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Stockholm Open: Ruusuvuori vs Sousa at 1xBet.