Emil Ruusuvuori is setting up a giant sensation in Australia. Iltalehti follows the match in this article.
Rusuvuori defeated the American Patrick Kypson 3–1 in the first round of the Australian Open. PDO
in Finnish tennis Emil Ruusuvuori is currently playing in the Australian Open men’s singles second round match against Russia Daniil Medvedev against.
Medvedev, who is ranked third in the world rankings, is among the superstars of the sport. The Russian player’s clearly greatest achievement is winning the US Open singles tournament in 2021.
The two previous meetings between the men have ended with the Russian winning 2–0. The current match is the first meeting between the players at the grand slam level.
A crushing opening set
Ruusuvuori had a really strong start to the match, when he first held his own pass and broke the Russian star’s pass right after.
When Ruusuvuori passed in a 3–1 situation, Medvedev had three break points, but the Finn cleared all of them and took a 4–1 lead.
Ruusuvuori had a chance to take a 5–1 lead, but Medvedev saved a break point and reduced the score to 2–4.
After this, there were no more pass breaks in the set. The opening set was recorded for Ruusuvuori by 6-3 after 45 minutes.
Medvedev made no fewer than 16 unforced errors in the opening set. PDO
This is an updated news item.