Emil Ruusuvuori showed during the tournament that the sharpest point in the world is not far away.
21:02•Updated 21:05
Emil Ruusuvuoren taival in Stockholm’s ATP 250 tournament ended with a semi-final loss to Greece Stefanos Tsitsipasia against. Ranked number one in the tournament, Tsitsipas beat Ruusuvuori 6–2, 6–2.
Rusuvuosi broke Tsitsipas’ pass in the opening set, but the Finn’s passing game faltered badly. Rusuvuori got its first pass into the box less than 60 percent of the time. After successful passes, only slightly more than half of the balls ended in Ruusuvuori’s victory.
Ruusuvuori started the second set sharply, but from a 3–2 situation, Tsitsipas ran away to a clear victory like in the first set.
Tsitsipas, ranked fifth in the world, will face Denmark in the final Holger Runenwhich is ranked 27th in the world.
Ruusuvuori played in the semifinals of the ATP tournament for the third time this season. The Finn won in the quarterfinals of the tournament Frances Tiafoe. Earlier in the tournament he won by Joao Sousani and Jiri Leheckan’s.
In February, Ruusuvuori played in the first ATP tournament final of his career in Pune, India. At that time, he lost the final match to Sousani. Ruusuvuori is ranked 52nd in the singles world rankings this week.
Stockholm’s open tennis tournament last ended with a Finnish party in 2019. At that time Henri Kontinen won the doubles tournament by Edouard Roger-Vasselin with. Jarkko Nieminen played in the final of the tournament in 2001.
There are still opportunities for the same Harri in Heliövaarawho plays the fastest time in the semi-finals of the doubles match by Lloyd Glasspool with an unplaced pair sled Maxime Cressy / Albano Olivetti against. Heliövaara and Glasspool are ranked third.
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