Alexei Popyrin vs Emil Ruusuvuori Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 16/08/2023, 07:15  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 16/08/2023 at 08:23 in Tennis Predictions

World number 60 Emil Ruusuvouri takes on lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in round three of the outdoor hard court Western & Southern Open. The winner of this match goes into the last eight with possible opponents being fourth seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas or defending champion Borna Coric. Ruusuvouri is up to 53rd in the live rankings after two good wins in this tournament. Round one saw him qualify Corentin Moutet in straight sets. That was followed by a shock three set win over seventh seeded Andrey Rublev. That was a marathon match with two tie-breaks and a 7-5 set. The Finnish player also reached the last 16 of the hard court event held in Washington. A win here will take him into his second ATP Tour hard court quarter final of the year. The other was in March when reaching the last eight of the Miami Masters.

Alexei Popyrin wasn't expecting to have the chance of reaching the last eight of this tournament. That's because he was beaten in the final qualifying round by Max Purcell. Due to some withdrawals, the Australian received a lucky loser spot in the main draw. The world number 58 has made the most of his reinstatement. He lost three sets in the qualifiers and another in the first round. Popyrin went a set down to another lucky loser Daniel Altmaier but recovered to make the second round. His luck continued when his scheduled opponent Nicolas Jarry withdrew. This run to the third round has seen him move up to 47th in the rankings. This should be a tight match and we go for over 0.5 tie-breaks to be played in the match.