After stunning the top seed, Belarus’ Ilya Ivashka will now take on Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland in the semifinal of the 2021 Winston-Salem Open on Friday, August 27. Get the live streaming options of this Ilya Ivashka v Emil Ruusuvuori match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Ilya Ivashka v Emil Ruusuvuori Head to Head
On the tour, Ivashka beat Ruusuvuori on clay in Munich this year.
Ruusuvuori, meanwhile, had beaten the Belarusian at the Challenger level in 2019.
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Ivashka Stuns Carreno Busta
Ilya Ivashka upset the top seed and 2016 champion Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinal on Thursday to march into a second semifinal this year.
The 63rd-ranked Belarusian improved his season record to 21-12 following the 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 win over the Spaniard. The 27-year-old Belarusian didn’t face a single break point on his serve, while he converted two of four break points. He won 86% first-serve points and 73% second-serve points, while serving 11 aces in the match.
Ivashka, who came through the qualifiers to reach the semifinals in Munich, had beaten Alexander Zverev in the last eight but fell to Jan-Lennard Struff. On Friday, Ivashka will be aiming to reach a first career final.
He had begun his Wnston-Salem challenge with a straight sets win over Andreas Seppi, before rallying from a set down to beat the sixth seed Marin Cilic in the Round of 32. In the quarterfinals, Ivashka got his Munich revenge, defeating Struff in straight sets.
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Ruusuvuori Into a Second Semifinal of the Season
Ruusuvuori, too, has never featured in a tour final. The world No. 76 was a semifinalist at the Atlanta Open recently but his run was stalled by Brandon Nakashima.
On Friday he will be playing in a second tour-level semifinal of the season after he knocked out 14th seed Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinal on Thursday. Ruusuvuori won a nail-biting first set tiebreak and then raced away with the match in no time beating the Frenchman 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in an hour and 35 minutes.
The 22-year-old Finn, who came in with a 14-15 record, has improved to 18-15 with four wins in the tournament. He started with an easy victory over Dennis Kudla before eliminating three seeded players on the trot, starting with fifth seed Alexander Bublik in the Round of 32, followed by wins over 12th seed Benoit Paire and Gasquet.
Ivashka v Ruusuvuori Prediction and Tip
Expect this to be a highly competitive contest. Both have sights on a first final which makes it an even more intriguing contest. Can it go the distance? Seems likely.
Tip: Three sets in the match: 6/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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