Who Will Win: Perricard Vs Ruusuvuori? Prediction For ATP Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Play Against Emil Ruusuvuori?

Perricard and Ruusuvuori are on the Day 6 Schedule at Wimbledon 2024 on Saturday 6 July. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

(LL) GIOVANNI MPETSHI PERRICARD (FRA) vs EMIL RUUSUVUORI (FIN)
Head-to-head: first meeting
Ruusuvuori is facing a lucky loser at a Grand Slam for the first time. He has a 2-3 win-loss record against lucky losers at Tour-level overall.
MPETSHI PERRICARD vs RUUSUVUORI
Age: 20/25
ATP Ranking: 58/87
Titles: 1/0
Career Grand Slam Record: 2-2/10-15
Wimbledon Record: 2-0/3-3
Career Record: 9-6/110-100
Career Record on Grass: 3-3/11-11
2024 Record: 7-3/15-11
2024 Record on Grass: 3-2/3-1
Career Five-Set Record: 1-2/5-3
Comebacks from 0-2 Down: 0/0
Career Tiebreak Record: 6-6/47-34
2024 Tiebreak Record: 5-4/12-3
*Turns 21 on Monday, 8 July

• Lucky loser MPETSHI PERRICARD is playing in his first Wimbledon and aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his third Grand Slam main draw appearance overall.

• Mpetshi Perricard has the chance to become the fifth lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at Wimbledon. The previous lucky losers to achieve this were Bernie Mitton and Jaidip Mukerjea in 1973, John McCurdy in 1983, and Dick Norman in 1995.

• He also has the opportunity to become the 11th lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at any Grand Slam. Since Norman’s achievement in 1995, only three lucky losers have reached the round of 16 at a Grand Slam – David Goffin at the 2012 Roland Garros, Stephane Robert at the 2014 Australian Open, and Corentin Moutet at the 2022 US Open.

• Mpetshi Perricard could become the fourth Frenchman in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon on his debut, following Sebastian Grosjean in 1998, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2007, and Ugo Humbert in 2019.

• If both Mpetshi Perricard and Francisco Comesana make it to the round of 16, it will be the fourth consecutive year that multiple Wimbledon debutants have reached that stage. This would follow Ilya Ivashka and Sebastian Korda in 2021, Tommy Paul and Tim van Rijthoven in 2022, and Christopher Eubanks and Roman Safiullin in 2023. Mpetshi Perricard and Comesana would be the 50th and 51st men in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon on their debuts.

• Mpetshi Perricard is one of five Frenchmen aiming to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The most French players to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era is four, achieved in 2016. The record for most French players to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at any Grand Slam is five, accomplished at Roland Garros in 1971, 2008, and 2015.

• Of the five Frenchmen competing in the third round, Mpetshi Perricard, Arthur Fils, and Quentin Halys are looking to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. If they all succeed, they would become the 49th, 50th, and 51st Frenchmen in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at the Grand Slams. It would also make them the 26th, 27th, and 28th Frenchmen in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon.

• Mpetshi Perricard advanced to the third round after defeating No. 20 seed Sebastian Korda and Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening two rounds. These victories were his first Grand Slam match-wins.

• Mpetshi Perricard is one of six Frenchmen to reach the third round at Wimbledon this year, the second-most in the Open Era after 2010 when seven Frenchmen achieved this feat. Gael Monfils, who was also in the third round, fell on Friday.

• Mpetshi Perricard started the Wimbledon qualifying tournament as the No. 1 seed and won matches against Ugo Blanchet and Antoine Escoffier. Although he lost in the final round of qualifying to Maxime Janvier, he gained entry to the main draw due to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s withdrawal.

• In Grand Slam play this year, Mpetshi Perricard lost in the first round as a wild card at Roland Garros to David Goffin. He also fell in the first round of his only other Grand Slam main draw appearance as a wild card at the 2023 Roland Garros to Genaro Alberto Olivieri.

• Before qualifying for Wimbledon, Mpetshi Perricard also qualified for the main draw at Stuttgart and Queen’s. He reached the second round as a qualifier at Queen’s but lost in the first round at Stuttgart. His only previous grass court appearance was at the 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where he qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to Jordan Thompson.

• Mpetshi Perricard’s best result in 2024 was winning his first Tour-level title at Lyon as a wildcard, defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final. He also won three Challenger-level titles this year and reached the semifinals and quarterfinals at two other Challenger tournaments.

• His victory against Korda in the first round at Wimbledon was his first win in a five-set match. He had previously lost in five sets to Olivieri at the 2023 Roland Garros and to Goffin at the 2024 Roland Garros.

• Mpetshi Perricard achieved a career-high ranking of No. 58 this week after breaking into the top 100 for the first time following his title win in Lyon in May.

• In juniors, Mpetshi Perricard reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in July 2021. He reached the semifinals of the boys’ singles at the 2021 Roland Garros and won the boys’ doubles title at the same event alongside Arthur Fils. He did not compete in the boys’ singles at Wimbledon.

• Mpetshi Perricard is coached by Emmanuel Planque.

• RUUSUVUORI is aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his fourth Wimbledon appearance and his 16th Grand Slam overall.

• Ruusuvuori has the chance to become the second Finnish player, male or female, to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon. The only other Finnish player to achieve this was Jarkko Nieminen, who reached the round of 16 in 2006.

• He is also looking to become the fourth Finnish player, male or female, to reach the round of 16 at any Grand Slam. The other Finnish players to do so are Nieminen (four Grand Slam round of 16 appearances), Reino Nyyssonen, and Veli Paloheimo (both once).

• Ruusuvuori advanced to the third round after defeating Mackenzie McDonald and No. 11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening two rounds. His victory against McDonald in the first round was his first win in a five-set match at Wimbledon, while his win against Cerundolo last year was also in five sets.

• By reaching the third round, Ruusuvuori has become the third Finnish player to achieve this feat at Wimbledon, following Pekka Saila in 1967 and Nieminen in 2003, 2006, and 2007.

• He has also become the eighth Finnish player to reach the third round

at a Grand Slam, joining Nieminen (14 appearances), Nanne Dahlman (3), Nyyssonen (2), and Paloheimo, Aki Rahunen, Saila, and Petra Thoren (all once).

• This is Ruusuvuori’s best Grand Slam result, surpassing his previous best of reaching the second round on eight occasions.

• Last year at Wimbledon, Ruusuvuori lost in the first round to Stan Wawrinka.

• In Grand Slam play this year, Ruusuvuori reached the second round at the Australian Open but fell in the first round at Roland Garros.

• Before Wimbledon this year, Ruusuvuori reached the second round at Eastbourne and competed in the Surbiton Challenger, where he lost in the first round.

• His best Tour-level result in 2024 was reaching the final at Hong Kong. He also reached the quarterfinals at Rotterdam and Doha but retired from the latter due to a lower back injury.

• Ruusuvuori achieved a career-high ranking of No. 37 in April 2023 and is currently ranked No. 87.

• In juniors, Ruusuvuori reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in November 2017. He reached the semifinals of the boys’ singles at the 2017 US Open and the quarterfinals of the boys’ singles at the 2017 Australian Open. He also won the boys’ singles title at the 2017 ITF Junior Masters. He lost in the first round of the boys’ singles at Wimbledon in 2017.

• Ruusuvuori is coached by Federico Ricci.

ARTHUR FILS (FRA) vs ROMAN SAFIULLIN
Tour-level head-to-head: Fils leads 1-0
2022 Lille Challenger (FRA) Hard (O) R32 Fils 62 76(3)
2023 Marseille Hard (I) R32 Fils 64 63

This is the second meeting between Fils and Safiullin at the Tour level, but their first at a Grand Slam or on grass. Fils won their only previous Tour-level meeting as well as their only encounter at Challenger-level in 2022.

FILS vs SAFIULLIN
Age: 20/26
ATP Ranking: 34/44
Titles: 1/0
Career Grand Slam Record: 4-5/9-8
Wimbledon Record: 2-1/6-1
Career Record: 41-35/40-45
Career Record on Grass: 5-4/7-5
2024 Record: 18-16/8-14
2024 Record on Grass: 5-2/2-2
Career Five-Set Record: 2-2/2-3
Comebacks from 0-2 Down: 0/1
Career Tiebreak Record: 14-9/17-26
2024 Tiebreak Record: 5-1/3-8

• FILS is aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his second Wimbledon appearance and his sixth Grand Slam overall.

• Fils has the opportunity to become the youngest Frenchman to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon since Richard Gasquet achieved this feat at 19 years and 15 days old in 2005.

• He is one of five Frenchmen hoping to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The most French players to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era is four, accomplished in 2016. The record for most French players to reach the men’s singles round of 16 at any Grand Slam is five, achieved at Roland Garros in 1971, 2008, and 2015.

• Among the five Frenchmen in the third round, Fils, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and Quentin Halys are aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. If they all succeed, they would become the 49th, 50th, and 51st Frenchmen in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at the Grand Slams. It would also make them the 26th, 27th, and 28th Frenchmen in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon.

• Fils advanced to the third round after defeating Dominic Stricker and No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz, who retired due to a knee injury. Hurkacz retired on match point with Fils leading in the fourth set.

• He is one of six Frenchmen to reach the third round at Wimbledon this year, the second-most in the Open Era after 2010 when seven Frenchmen achieved this feat. Gael Monfils, who was also in the third round, fell on Friday.

• By reaching the third round, Fils has become the youngest Frenchman to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Gasquet and Monfils in 2005.

• This is Fils’ best Grand Slam result, surpassing his previous best of reaching the second round at the 2023 US Open and this year’s Australian Open.

• Last year at Wimbledon, Fils lost in the first round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

• In Grand Slam play this year, Fils lost in the first round at Roland Garros.

• Before Wimbledon this year, Fils reached the quarterfinals at Halle and the second round at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

• Fils’ best Tour-level result in 2024 was reaching the semifinals at Auckland. He also reached four Tour-level quarterfinals and won the Bordeaux Challenger.

• He has won one of the two five-set matches he has contested, both of which were at the US Open last year. He defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the first round in five sets but lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the second round, also in five sets.

• Fils achieved a career-high ranking of No. 30 in May and currently holds a ranking of No. 34.

• In juniors, Fils reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in July 2021. He reached the semifinals of the boys’ singles at the 2021 Roland Garros and won the boys’ doubles title at the same event with Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. He reached the second round in his only appearance in the boys’ singles at Wimbledon in 2021.

• Fils made his Davis Cup debut for France at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage.

• He is coached by Sergi Bruguera and Sebastien Grosjean.

• SAFIULLIN is aiming to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the second time. This is his second Wimbledon appearance and ninth Grand Slam overall.

• Safiullin advanced to the third round after defeating No. 26 seed Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Machac in the opening two rounds. His victory against Cerundolo was his first successful comeback from 0-2 down. He has a 2-3 win-loss record in five-set matches, with both wins coming at Wimbledon.

• Last year at Wimbledon, Safiullin recorded his best Grand Slam result by reaching the quarterfinals. He defeated Roberto Bautista Agut, Corentin Moutet, Guido Pella, and Denis Shapovalov before falling to Jannik Sinner.

• In Grand Slam play this year, Safiullin fell in the first round at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

• Before Wimbledon this year, Safiullin fell in the first round at both Stuttgart and Halle.

• Safiullin’s best Tour-level result in 2024 was reaching the semifinals at Brisbane. He also reached the quarterfinals at Rotterdam and Doha.

• Safiullin achieved a career-high ranking of No. 36 in January and currently holds a ranking of No. 44.

• In juniors, Safiullin reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 in May 2014. He won the boys’ singles title at the 2015 Australian Open. He did not compete in the boys’ singles at Wimbledon.

• He is coached by Andrey Kuznetsov.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Perricard will win.
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