Hubert Hurkacz will play against Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 27 at 14:20.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Hurkacz – 1.70.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22.5 – 1.71.
Ruusuvori is making good progress. He has a good feel for the indoors, so we think he has a good chance to beat Hurkacz in the upcoming match. However, let’s not forget about Hubert’s recent victory over Tiafoe.
Both face-offs between Ruusuvori and Hurkacz took place this season. The game in Washington ended in two sets, but in Montreal, the match was played in three sets. Expect the upcoming encounter to be tightly fought and go beyond two sets as well.
Hurkacz played Frances Tiafoe in the first round in Vienna in three sets (7-6, 3-6, 6-3).
In recent tournaments, he regularly overcame the opening matches and reached at least the quarter-finals. In Metz, Hubert played in the semi-finals of the tournament. We must remind you that Hurkacz has already won one trophy this year. In June, he triumphed in Halle.
In six of Hurkacz’s last seven matches at the indoor hard-courts, at least one tie-break has been played.
Ruusuvuori has made a fine run and is playing quite well on the indoor hard courts. Last week, Emil reached the semi-finals in Stockholm where he was stopped by Stefanos Tsitsipas (2-6, 2-6).
In Vienna, he defeated Lorenzo Sonego in two sets (6-2, 6-3). Emil is so far this season without a trophy, but earlier this year, he played in the final in Pune and lost to Joao Sousa (6-7, 6-4, 1-6).
Ruusuvuori has four wins in his last five indoor hard-court matches.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Hurkacz’s Rating – 11
Hubert Hurkacz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 39/19
Ruusuvuori’s Rating – 43
Emil Ruusuvuori Wins/Losses in 2022 – 42/31
In Ruusuvori’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 2.05.
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Canadian Open in August. In that match, Hurkacz defeated Ruusuvuori (6-3, 6-7, 6-2) in three sets.
The match will be played at Glaubandich Court, Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Vienna Open: Hurkacz vs Ruusuvuori at 1xBet.