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Emil Ruusuvuori vs Botic van de Zandschulp Tips - Long match expected at Wimbledon

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Emil Ruusuvuori vs Botic van de Zandschulp preview, predictions & tips
The Wimbledon second round match is being played on Thursday
Ruusuvuori has gone to 4+ sets in 10 of his last 12 Grand Slam matches
Will we see another long match at Wimbledon?

Emil Ruusuvuori regularly goes to 4+ sets at Grand Slams (Getty)

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Emil Ruusuvuori and Botic van de Zandschulp are in similar form and went the distance in early June. I am backing Van de Zandschulp to win in 5 sets at Wimbledon.

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Head to Head
Emil Ruusuvuori Stats
Emil Ruusuvuori Recent Form
Botic van de Zandschulp Stats
Botic van de Zandschulp Recent Form

Emil Ruusuvuori has won 5 of his last 7 matches.
Emil Ruusuvuori has gone to 4+ sets in 10 of his last 12 matches at Grand Slams.
Botic van de Zandschulp has won 4 of his last 6 matches.

Head to Head

Emil Ruusuvuori is 1-0 against Botic van de Zandschulp, winning 4-6 6-2 6-1 at s’Hertogenbosch earlier in June.

Emil Ruusuvuori Stats

Nationality: Finland

Age: 23 (2 April 1999)

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 56

Career High: 56 (June 2022)

Career Singles Titles: 0

Wimbledon Best Result: First Round (2021)

Emil Ruusuvuori Recent Form

Emil Ruusuvuori has won five of his last seven matches. He fell in the second round in s’Hertogenbosch but improved at Queen’s Club, losing 7-6 6-4 to Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals.

The 23-year-old then lost 6-4 6-1 to Ilya Ivashka in the first round in Mallorca.

Ruusuvuori beat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Wimbledon first round.

Botic van de Zandschulp Stats

Nationality: Netherlands

Age: 26 (4 October 1995)

Height: 6'3" (191 cm)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 25

Career High: 25 (June 2022)

Career Singles Titles: 0

Wimbledon Best Result: Second Round (2021)

Botic van de Zandschulp Recent Form

Botic van de Zandschulp had a poor start on grass, knocked out in the first round in s’Hertogenbosch, losing 4-6 6-2 6-1 to Emil Ruusuvuori.

The 26-year-old improved at Queen's Club, beating Grigor Dimitrov and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on his way to the semi-finals where he lost to Matteo Berrettini.

The World No.25 lost 6-7 6-4 7-6 against Marcos Giron in the first round in Mallorca.

Van de Zandschulp had a favourable draw at Wimbledon and made it count, beating Feliciano Lopez 6-2 6-3 6-3.

Verdict

Emil Ruusuvuori v Botic Van De Zandschulp

Emil Ruusuvuori and Botic van de Zandschulp went the distance in early June. With both players in similar form, I am backing Van de Zandschulp to win in 5 sets at Wimbledon.

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