Emil Ruusuvuori vs Ugo Humbert Pick – Tennis Predictions & Odds 4/26/23

Emil Ruusuvuori will meet Ugo Humbert in the First Round of the 2023 Madrid Masters. The match will be played on Wednesday April 26th, 2023.

Emil Ruusuvuori is ranked #41 in the world and is unseeded here at the 2023 Madrid Masters. He has been having an average season with a 13-13 record, 3-3 on clay. His last result was reaching the Round of 16 at the Barcelona Open where he lost in straight sets to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Ruusuvuori is a solid player with no real weaknesses, although he is far more comfortable on hard courts. He enters this match as a slight favorite over the talented Ugo Humbert, but could be in for a battle here.

Ugo Humbert is also unseeded here at the Madrid Masters like his opponent Emil Ruusuvuori, and is ranked 77th in the world. However, he was once ranked as high as #25 not too long ago, showing the inconsistencies in his results. Like his opponent, he is more at home on the faster surfaces, but his talent is undeniable. He has the sort of game to win this match, but is likely to struggle against the more consistent and solid Ruusuvuori.

This should result in a win for Emil Ruusuvuori, as he is by far the more reliable player. Although Ugo Humbert probably has the higher upside, we have not seen it for quite some time, and he isn’t as comfortable as his opponent on clay. I don’t have much confidence in a straight-sets win, but I am quite confident that Ruusuvuori will win here, and move on to the Second Round at the 2023 Madrid Masters.