Betting odds, Tennis Tip & Prediction for Dominik Koepfer – Emil Ruusuvuori
What do Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have in common? Relatively a lot, if you look at the successes of the two world stars. In Indian Wells, where the famous Masters is getting underway these days, both share the title of record champion with five trophies each.
They will remain so after the 2021 tournament, because while Federer is injured, Djokovic has cancelled his participation. So the chance for the German pros to go far and surprise!
Even those who nobody expects at first want to show their best side. Among them is Dominik Koepfer, who has been rather unlucky on the road in recent months.
In 1987 and 1988, Boris Becker triumphed here under the Californian sun, the spectators have not yet experienced more black-red-gold victories. It is hard to believe that Dominik Koepfer can actually become one of the big surprises.
Although, his last tournaments have not gone that badly. At the San Diego Open he was already out after round 1, but against Cameron Norrie he was quickly eliminated.
God knows, his second-round exit at Wimbledon was no disgrace, after all, he lost to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. In Winston-Salem, Pablo Carreno Busta eliminated him, in Cincinnati it was his compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut.
In the months of August and September, the German did quite well, only failing to beat better-ranked opponents He himself is currently ranked 65th in the world. And his upcoming rival?
Emil Ruusuvouri is ranked number 78, so he should be beatable. The bookmakers, however, have a completely different opinion on this. Kopefer will have to settle for being the underdog on Friday night!
It will be Koepfer’s debut in Indian Wells, the same goes for Ruusuvuori. Of course, the Finn may also be ahead because he has shown some very strong tennis in recent weeks.
For a long time, this name didn’t really appear high up on the radar of betting friends, until he won against Alexander Zverev in a complete surprise at the Masters in Miami half a year ago.
So a Masters on American soil and a German opponent in Round 1 seems to suit Ruusuvuori. A few months have passed since then – and the 22-year-old has developed enormously.
In Sofia he failed early, but the up-and-coming James Duckworth, who later stormed through to the quarter-finals, is also in very good form at the moment. At the US Open, the Finn was defeated by Bautista Agut, a feeling Koepfer knows only too well.
Speaking of the US Open: New York shows wonderfully how well Koepfer and Ruusuvuori actually know each other. They both play doubles on a regular basis In New York, they made it to the last 16, so they know what makes each other tick
But back to Ruusuvuori, who had previously made a name for himself in Winston-Salem. There he eliminated all the players ranked ahead of him and in the end reached the semi-finals
Will it be this semi-final that pushes him so far ahead with the bookmakers? By the way, whoever advances will meet Olympic silver medallist Karen Khachanov from Russia in round 2.
The bookmakers have positioned themselves very clearly and are sending the Finn into the race as the clear favourite. Will I see it that way at the end of my Koepfer Ruusuvuori tip? Both have recently attracted rather positive attention among betting friends.
The German was regularly eliminated early, but did so almost only against really strong opponents. Ruusuvuori has clearly improved, that became clear in Winston-Salem. It is interesting that the two know each other well from doubles.
Therefore, I don’t see a clear favourite, even if the young Finn is likely to be in the lead. Also because of the sporting bond, I can’t imagine that the match will be over after two very fast sets.
