Emil Ruusuvuori vs Luca Van Assche Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Marseille

Prediction published on 04/02/2024, 08:36  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Emil Ruusuvuori and Luca Van Assche will square off in the first round at the Open 13 Provence. This will be the first-ever encounter between these two unseeded players. The winner will battle either Gregoire Barrere or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the quarterfinals. Emil Ruusuvuori is returning to Marseille after a two-year hiatus. He was last at this event in 2021 and in his two appearances here, he has never gone past the second round. The Finn will be hopeful of better tidings this time around. Ruusuvuori has had a strong start to the year and has won six of the eight matches he has played. Five of those have been on hard court. Despite his impressive start to the year, the 24-year-old has dropped two places to 55th in the live ranking.

Luca Van Assche is also having a strong start to the year. He has also won six matches in nine outings and five have been on hard court. Van Assche is one of the promising young players in the circuit and is expected to make a big leap this year. With the support of the home crowd, he will be hoping for a winning start in his return to Marseille. The young Frenchman made his Open 13 Provence debut last year and failed to go past the first round. Van Assche isn’t at all a dominant player on hard courts and has yet to win double-digit matches on the surface. This match is therefore expected to be a tough one for him as Ruusuvuori favours hard courts more than any other surface. The current French number four, has moved up 11 places to number 68 in the live ranking.