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Patna : Sixth seed Emil Ruusuvuori, 22, Finland, and World No 137 Joao Sousa, 32, Portugal, will clash in the final of Tata Open Maharashtra, Pune, an ATP 250 points tennis tournament.
( Emil Ruusuvuori)
World No 87 Ruusuvuori beat World No 95 Kamil Majchrzak, 26, Poland, in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 in semi-final in 1hr 46 minutes at Pune, Maharashtra, on February 5, 2022 Ruusuvuori won 2 break points during the match to 1 by Kamil. Ruusuvuori also a tie-break. He hammered 10 Aces during the match to 6 by the Pole. Ruusuvuori won 3 games in a row during the match to 2 by Kamil. Ruusuvuori, in all, won 88 points during the match to 72 points by the Pole. Kamil committed 6 double faults in the match to 2 by Ruusuvuori.
Joao edged past World No 163 Elias Ymer, 25, Sweden, in a hard-fought three-set semi-final match to advance to the final of the tournament. Sousa defeated qualifier Elias Ymer 5-7, 7-6, 7-5 in 3hr 13 minutes in semi-final on February 5 rallying back from one set down. Both the players won 5 break points each and 4 games in a row each during the match.
( Joao Sousa)
Ymer fired 9 Aces during the match to 4 by the Portuguese. Ymer, however, committed 6 double faults in the match to 1 by Sousa. Ymer, in all, 128 points during the match to 120 points by Sousa. Ymer won 58 receiving points in the match to 40 by Sousa. Ymer had defeated top seed & World No 15 Aslan Karatsev, 28, Russia, in 2nd round on February 3, 2022.