Musetti vs Ruusuvuori: prediction for the Hamburg European Open match
Lorenzo Musetti takes on Emil Ruusuvuori in the Round of 16 at the Hamburg European Open. What to expect from this match? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Lorenzo Musetti

Lorenzo Musetti ended his 4-match losing streak - in the opening round of the Hamburg European Open, he got a hard-fought victory over Dusan Lajovic (6-7, 7-6, 6-3). In June 2022, Musetti won the Challenger in Forli, beating his compatriot Francesco Passaro (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) in the final. In total, the Italian has 16 wins and six losses on clay courts this year.

Emil Ruusuvuori

Emil Ruusuvuori got a rather unexpected victory over Diego Schwartzman (7-5, 6-4) in the first round of the current tournament in Hamburg. The Finnish player won 11 out of 20 matches on clay courts in 2022, and his best result was reaching the quarterfinals of the Munich Open in April. He was stopped from making a deeper run by Casper Ruud (2-6, 2-6).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Musetti played 2 tie-breaks in his last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 3 of Ruusuvuori's last 5 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.

Tip and bets
Musetti is the favorite in this pair, but the Italian player isn't in great shape at the moment, so Ruusuvuori has a decent chance here. If the Finn plays the way he played against Schwartzman in the first round, he can overcome Musetti.
Our prediction - Ruusuvuori to win
This should be a tough match for Musetti, because Ruusuvuori is on form and eager to go all the way in this tournament. This can be a long match, so take the over.
Second prediction - total over 22 games