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World number six Andrey Rublev will face off against 46th ranked Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on the 18th of January (ET time). Their sole previous meeting was at the ATP 500 event at Dubai in 2021. The Russian advanced to the third round by winning that match in straight sets.
Ruusuvuori vs Rublev Betting Odds
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Ruusuvuori vs Rublev Match Details
Fixture: Emil Ruusuvuori vs Andrey Rublev
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 18 at 9:00 PM ET (January 19th in Australia)
Venue: KIA Arena, Melbourne Park, Australia
Ruusuvuori vs Rublev Key Stats
Andrey Rublev managed to break his unexpected losing streak by defeating Dominic Thiem in his opening match at the Australian Open in straight sets. Rublev had dropped his first-round matches at both the Adelaide International 1 and Adelaide International 2. But he righted the ship by defeating Thiem, a former US Open champion, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Rublev encountered just two break-points throughout the entire match and easily saved both of them. The Russian produced 33 winners during the match, winning 81% of his first serve points.
But if Rublev wants to compete in the championship round of the event, he would need to cut down on his unforced errors. There were 34 of them in the last match alone.
Emil Ruusuvuori, meanwhile, entered the competition intending to earn himself his first victory of the year. Prior to this tournament, he was eliminated in the first round twice.
The first was at Pune, where the Finn was defeated by Benjamin Bonzi. He then suffered the same fate at the Adelaide International 2, where he lost to Mikael Ymer.
Even though Ruusuvuori went into his first match against Max Purcell as the favorite, there were no certainties about his form. There were even more concerns after he dropped the opening set.
But Ruusuvuori was eventually able to advance to the second round at Melbourne Park for just the second time in his career, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11).
Ruusuvuori vs Rublev Betting Prediction
It's difficult to imagine how Ruusuvuori can defeat Rublev given the Finn's recent form. Add to that the way Rublev played in the first round, and the task starts looking even tougher.
The Russian defeated Thiem quite quickly and displayed a barrage of explosive groundstrokes in the process. It is questionable if Ruusuvuori can withstand the power hitting of the Russian for very long, so we are leaning towards the under in this one.
Pick: Under 36.5 (-115)
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