This is the first Melbourne Open semi -final that Rafael Nadal and Emil Ruusuvuori attended. Before that, these two players had never passed the quarterfinals. In fact, Rafael Nadal has never attended the previous Melbourne Open.
2 players have never met in the past. Partly because these are two different generations of tennis. Nadal is 35 years old and Ruusuvuori is 22. That is, Ruusuvuori is younger than the group called 'Next Gen' a few years old.
Nadal is the world's No. 6 player and reached the semi-finals by winning Richard Berankis with a score of 6-2 7-5 in the outer round, before Tallon Griekspoor gave up in the quarterfinals. Thus, he only played 1 hour 35 minutes in this tournament.
And Emil Ruusuvuori in the world in the world. He had to play 3 hard matches against Sebastian Baez (won with 7-6 6-1), Jordan Thompson (won with 7-6 5-7 6-3) and Alex Molcan (6-2 6-1). In total, this player played for 5 hours 30 minutes in this tournament.
Therefore, in terms of physical and class, Nadal is better. The problem is whether Nadal has found his form. If witnessing the first battle, Nadal has shown his own features and on the way to find the glory after the injury.
In general, this match Nadal if the right play will win easily.
Prediction: Rafael Nadal 2-0 Emil Ruusuvuori
Information of the match Rafael Nadal vs Emil Ruusuvuori
Time: 16h30 on 8/1
Tournament: Melbourne Open 2022
Semifinal
Location: Melbourne, Australia
The yard: hard
