![]() Ruusuvuori at the2023 Washington Open | |
Full name | Emil Ruusuvuori |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
Born | (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 (age 26) Helsinki, Finland |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Federico Ricci |
Prize money | US $4,048,347 |
Singles | |
Career record | 111–102 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (3 April 2023)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 221 (10 March 2025) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021,2023,2024) |
French Open | 2R (2022,2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2020,2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 19–24 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 179 (2 May 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 275 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2021,2023) |
French Open | 2R (2021) |
US Open | 3R (2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
Last updated on: 26 August 2024. |
Emil Ruusuvuori (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈeːmilˈruːsuˌʋuo̯ri]; born 2 April 1999) is a Finnish professionaltennis player. He reached a career highATP singles ranking of World No. 37 on 3 April 2023. He is currently the No. 2 Finnish singles tennis player.[2] He has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 179 achieved on 2 May 2022.
As a junior, Ruusuvuori was ranked as high as World No. 4 in theITF combined junior rankings. In 2017, he reached the singles quarterfinals of theAustralian Open boys' singles, the singles semifinals of theUS Open boys' singles, and won the ITF Junior Masters.[3][4]
Ruusuvuori has also representedFinland in theDavis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 5–5.[5] In September 2019, he defeated reigning world number 5 and 2-time Roland Garros finalistDominic Thiem in straight sets in aDavis Cup singles rubber.
Emil Ruusuvuori was born inTöölö,Helsinki, to Jari Laakkonen and Eva Ruusuvuori.[6][7] He has an older sister, Aino, and a younger brother, Elias.[8] He attendedPohjois-Haaga Coeducational School [fi] inHaaga.[9]
He began playing tennis at the age of five.[10][11] He was coached by Mika Muilu until the age of 11,[12] and trained at the Jarkko Nieminen Tennis Academy until its closure in 2017.[13]
At the age of 14, nine years after he first began playing tennis, Ruusuvuori entered his firstITF Juniors tournament, the Nokia Junior Cup, in 2013. 2014 offered his first success, reaching two singles finals, two doubles finals, and winning two doubles titles. He saw additional success in 2015, including one final in both singles and doubles as well as another doubles title. Ruusuvuori made his singles breakthrough in 2016, winning four events in total. He continued his doubles success as well, winning three events and reaching the finals of two more.[3][14]
Ruusuvuori started his year in January at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, reaching the semifinals in both the doubles, with partnerMichael Vrbenský of theCzech Republic, and singles.[15] He then entered the Australian Open, his debut grand slam event, participating in both the boys' singles and doubles. In singles, he won his first three matches in straight sets before losing toCorentin Moutet in the quarterfinals. Partnering again with Vrbensky, he lost in the first round of the doubles.[16]
February saw Ruusuvuori compete in his first Davis Cup match, losing toNikoloz Basilashvili ofGeorgia in straight sets.[5]
In March, he competed in the Croatia F3 Futures event inUmag, losing in the first round of singles qualifying.[17] Ruusuvuori then returned to the junior tour, competing in the 33. Perin Memorial, where he reached the finals in singles, losing toAlen Avidzba of Russia in two sets.[18]
After not seeing competition in April 2017, Ruusuvuori returned in May, participating in the Italy F13 Futures event, where he lost in the third round of singles qualifying.[19] He then competed in the 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio junior event, losing in the first round of both singles and doubles.[20]
In June, he competed further in both Juniors and Futures events. He competed in both the boys' singles and doubles at the French Open. In singles, he lost in the first round, again losing to Moutet. Along with partner Rudolf Molleker of Germany, Ruusuvuori was seeded fifth in doubles. Together they reached the quarterfinals, losing to eventual finalistsVasil Kirkov andDanny Thomas of the United States.[21] He then competed in the Portugal F9 Futures, winning three rounds in singles qualifying before reaching the quarterfinals.[22]
In July, Ruusuvuori competed in two events on the junior tour. Competing at the Nike Junior International inRoehampton, he reached the semifinals in singles and first round in doubles, again partnering Molleker.[23] At Wimbledon, he faced Molleker in the first round of singles, retiring in the second set.[24]
He returned to competition in August at Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, losing toBrian Shi of the United States in the second round.[25]
Competing as an unseeded player at the2017 US Open in September, Ruusuvuori saw his best singles Grand Slam result of the year, reaching the semifinals. En route, he defeated two seeded players: 13th seedSebastian Korda of the United States in the second round and 10th seedSebastián Báez ofArgentina in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ruusuvuori lost to eventual championWu Yibing of China in three sets, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4), after having two match points.[26] With Simon Carr of Ireland, he reached the second round in doubles.[27]
October saw further Futures competition as well as the final junior competition of the year for Ruusuvuori. At the Sweden F4 Futures, he again reached the singles quarterfinals after passing through qualifying, losing to eventual championTallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.[28] At the ITF Junior Masters, he finished with a 2–1 record in round robin competition, winning matches againstJurij Rodionov of Austria andMarko Miladinović ofSerbia while losing to Wu for the second time that year.[29] Reaching the final, he again faced Wu, this time exacting revenge to come out on top in three sets, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(4), and claim the title.[4]
In November, Ruusuvuori competed in two Futures events: Estonia F4 inPärnu and Finland F4 inHelsinki. As a wildcard entry in Pärnu, he defeated third seedVladimir Ivanov ofEstonia en route to his third quarterfinal showing of the year.[30]
On the ITF Pro Circuit, Ruusuvuori won his first Futures championship at the Finland F4 event. Again as a wildcard entry, the competition in Helsinki saw Ruusuvori's best singles result to date. Defeating the 8th, 4th, and 1st seeds en route to the final, Ruusuvuori then defeated 3rd seededEvgeny Karlovskiy of Russia in three sets, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1, to win his first Futures singles event of his career.[31][32] In doubles, he and fellow Finnish playerPatrik Niklas-Salminen reached the quarterfinals.
Through a successful 2017, Ruusuvuori reached a high Junior ranking of World No. 4 in the ITF combined junior rankings and finished the year ranked No. 665 in theATP singles rankings.[3][33] He finished his junior career with a win–loss record of 99–44.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:Australian Open: QF (2017)
French Open: 1R (2017)
Wimbledon: 1R (2017)
US Open: SF (2017)
Ruusuvuori's year began at the Hong Kong F6 Futures, held the first week of January. Seeded 7th in singles, he reached the quarterfinals before losing to 4th seeded Shintaro Imai of Japan in two sets.[34] The next week, Ruusuvuori reached his firstChallenger event main draw, coming through qualifying to reach the second round of theBangkok Challenger.[35]
Ruusuvuori again represented his home country in the Davis Cup in February, going 1–1 in singles to help Finland advance overTunisia 3–2.
Ruusuvuori drastically improved his ATP ranking in 2019 as he had risen from 385 at the beginning of the year to 123 at the end. Ruusuvuori also made and won his first challenger final in April 2019 and would go on to win 3 of 4 more challenger finals.
In September 2019, Ruusuvuori stunned World No. 5 and 2-time French Open finalistDominic Thiem in straight sets in a Davis Cup match against Austria for his first top-10 win.
Ranked at No. 100, Ruusuvuori made his Masters debut and reached the second round at the2020 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. He subsequently reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the2020 US Open (tennis), where he defeatedAljaž Bedene in the first round, to set up a clash withCasper Ruud in the second round. He exited the tournament after retiring in the third set against Ruud.[36]
Ruusuvuori reached the semifinals inNur-Sultan,[37] where he lost toAdrian Mannarino.[38]
In March, Ruusuvuori defeated wildcardCarlos Alcaraz and then scored a major upset over World No. 7Alexander Zverev at theMiami Open for a second top-10 victory in his career to reach the third round.[39] He reached the fourth round where he lost toJannik Sinner, his best career result at aMasters 1000 event.
Ruusuvuori reached the semifinals of the2021 Atlanta Open, beatingMackenzie McDonald, seventh seedBenoît Paire, and third seedCameron Norrie before losing toBrandon Nakashima.[40] He playedPrajnesh Gunneswaran in the2021 Citi Open, winning, before bowing out to Sinner in the second round. As a result, he entered the top 70 at a career-high of World No. 69 on 2 August 2021.
At the2021 Winston-Salem Open, Ruusuvuori reached his third quarterfinal of the year defeating again twelfth seeded Benoît Paire, and his third tour-level semifinal in his career defeating fourteenth seedRichard Gasquet along the way. He lost toIlya Ivashka.[41][42]
Ruusuvuori started the year at theMelbourne Summer Set 1. He reached the semifinals where he lost to top seed, world No. 6, and eventual champion,Rafael Nadal, in two close sets.[43][44] At theAustralian Open, he lost in the first round to world No. 9,Félix Auger-Aliassime, in a five-set thriller, despite leading 2 sets to 1, andbageling Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd set.[45]
Seeded sixth at theMaharashtra Open in Pune, Ruusuvuori reached his first career ATP final by defeatingEgor Gerasimov, qualifierVít Kopřiva, fourth seed and defending champion,Jiří Veselý, andKamil Majchrzak. He lost toJoão Sousa in the final in three sets.[46] The week of February 14 saw him making his debut at theQatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. He beatDavid Goffin in his first-round match.[47] He was defeated in the second round by sixth seed and world No. 27,Karen Khachanov.
He reached a career-high of No. 63 on 25 April after successful second rounds showings at the2022 BNP Paribas Open, the2022 Miami Open, the2022 Monte-Carlo Masters and a third round at the2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He reached the quarterfinals at the2022 BMW Open and moved to the top 60 at World No. 59 on 2 May 2022.
At the2022 Italian Open, he qualified for the main draw as a lucky loser replacing seventh seedCarlos Alcaraz, where he lost toCristian Garín in the second round, having received a first round bye.[48]Ruusuvuori won his first match at the2022 French Open overUgo Humbert in five sets. In the second round, he lost to the 8th seed,Casper Ruud, in straight sets.[49]
He reached the top 50 at world No. 48 in the rankings after the2022 Queen's Club Championships where he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier defeating wildcardJack Draper.[50]
He made his debut at the2022 Wimbledon Championships and won his first match at this Major defeatingYoshihito Nishioka.
At the2022 Citi Open in Washington he upset world No. 11 and second seedHubert Hurkacz in the second round.[51] He lost in the round of 16 toMikael Ymer. At the2022 National Bank Open in Montreal, he defeated former world No. 3Stan Wawrinka in the first round[52] but lost to Hurkacz in the second.InStockholm he reached the semifinals defeating previous year semifinalist and third seedFrances Tiafoe.[53] He lost to wildcard top seedStefanos Tsitsipas. He moved 9 positions up to No. 43.[54]At the2022 Erste Bank Open in Vienna he defeated Metz championLorenzo Sonego, moving closer to the top 40 in the rankings at No. 41 on 31 October 2022.[55]
He finished the year ranked No. 40 in the World.
Ruusuvuori started his 2023 season at theMaharashtra Open. Seeded 3rd and last year finalist, he lost in the second round to eventual finalistBenjamin Bonzi.[56] At theAdelaide International 2, he was defeated in the first round by qualifierMikael Ymer.[57] At theAustralian Open, he lost in the second round to fifth seed and world No. 6,Andrey Rublev, in four sets.[58]
Representing Finland during theDavis Cup tie against Argentina, Ruusuvuori won both matches that he played beatingPedro Cachin andFacundo Bagnis. In the end, Finland won the tie 3–1 over Argentina to qualify for theDavis Cup Finals.[59] Seeded seventh at theOpen Sud de France, he lost his second-round match to eventual finalistMaxime Cressy.[60] InRotterdam, he was defeated in the first round by top seed, world No. 3, and last year finalist,Stefanos Tsitsipas.[61] At theQatar ExxonMobil Open, he beat sixth seed and world No. 29,Dan Evans, in the first round.[62] He lost in the second round toJiří Lehečka.[63] At theDubai Championships, he fell in the first round to qualifierChristopher O'Connell.[64] Competing at theIndian Wells Masters, he beat 22nd seed and world No. 27,Roberto Bautista Agut, in the second round.[65] He lost in the third round to 12th seed and world No. 14,Alexander Zverev.[66][67] Seeded eighth at theArizona Classic, he was defeated in the second round byQuentin Halys.[68] At theMiami Open, he again beat 22nd seed, Roberto Bautista Agut, in the second round to reach back to back Masters third rounds in two weeks and only for a second time at this tournament.[69] He defeatedTaro Daniel in the third round to reach the fourth round for the second time at this Masters tournament.[70][71] He went one step further and defeated 26th seed,Botic van de Zandschulp, in the fourth round, to reach his first Master quarterfinal in his career.[72] He lost his quarterfinal match to 10th seed, world No. 11, 2021 finalist, and eventual finalist,Jannik Sinner.[73] As a result, he moved to a new career high in the top 40 at No. 37 on 3 April 2023.
Ruusuvuori started his clay-court season at theMonte-Carlo Masters. He fell in the final round of qualifying toJan-Lennard Struff.[74] However, due toFrances Tiafoe withdrawing from the tournament after winning theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Ruusuvuori earned a lucky loser spot into the main draw.[75] He lost in the first round toJiří Lehečka.[76] At theBarcelona Open, he upset fifth seed and world No. 12, Frances Tiafoe, in the second round in three sets.[77] He was defeated in the third round by 10th seedAlejandro Davidovich Fokina.[78] At theMadrid Open, he lost in the second round to top seed, world No. 2, defending champion, and eventual champion,Carlos Alcaraz, in three sets.[79] InRome, he was beaten in the second round by third seed and eventual champion,Daniil Medvedev.[80] At theFrench Open, he lost in the second round to 28th seed and world No. 29,Grigor Dimitrov, in straight sets.[81]
Ruusuvuori started his grass-court season at theLibéma Open. He beat seventh seed,Ugo Humbert, in the second round.[82] In the quarterfinals, he earned his third Top 10 win by upsetting second seed and world No. 9, Jannik Sinner.[83] He lost in his semifinal match to sixth seed, home crowd favorite and eventual champion,Tallon Griekspoor.[84]
At the2023 Western & Southern Open he defeated sixth seedAndrey Rublev, his fourth top-10 win, and reached the third round.[85][86] He skipped theUS Open and the Asian swing. InStockholm he defeated qualifierBenjamin Hassan but lost to third seedTallon Griekspoor and fell out of the top 60.[87][88]
He reached his second career final inHong Kong defeatingBenjamin Bonzi, second seedKaren Khachanov,Pavel Kotov andSebastian Ofner. As a result, he returned to the top 50 on 8 January 2024.[89][90]
At the2024 Australian Open he recorded his 100th win defeating wildcardPatrick Kypson becoming only the second player from Finland to reach this milestone afterJarkko Nieminen.[91][92][93]At the2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, he reached the quarterfinals defeating seventh seedUgo Humbert andJan-Lennard Struff.
At the2024 Wimbledon Championships he reached the third round of a Major for the first time with wins overMackenzie McDonald and 11th seedStefanos Tsitsipas. He became the third Finnish player to make the third round at the All England Club, joiningPekka Säilä and Jarkko Nieminen.[94]
He ended his season earlier after pulling out of the2024 US Open.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2024 | Hong Kong Open, China SAR | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2024 | Open 13, France | 250 series | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2024 Miami Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0 / 16 | 10–16 | 38% |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | 4R | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | 67% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 5–6 | 10–6 | 0–2 | 0 / 19 | 20–19 | 51% |
National representation | |||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Davis Cup | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | A | WG I | WG I | SF | 0 / 1 | 13–6 | 68% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 7 | Career total: 91 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 6–9 | 23–22 | 35–29 | 26–25 | 11–7 | 0 / 91 | 106–96 | 52% |
Year-end ranking | 670 | 385 | 123 | 86 | 95 | 40 | 69 | $3,639,468 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | Finland F4,Helsinki | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2018 | Spain F13,Santa Margarida de Montbui | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Italy F25,Piombino | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Oct 2018 | Sweden F5,Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–0 | Mar 2019 | M15Oslo, Norway | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 6–0 | Apr 2019 | M25Sunderland, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Augsburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | Manacor, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2019 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2020 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | France F5,Poitiers | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2018 | Portugal F6,Lisbon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2018 | Hungary F1,Zalaegerszeg | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2019 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 5–0 | Jul 2019 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–0 | Nov 2020 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Season | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ERR |
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2019 | |||||||
1. | ![]() | 5 | Davis Cup, Espoo, Finland | Hard (i) | Z1 | 6–3, 6–2 | 163 |
2021 | |||||||
2. | ![]() | 7 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | 83 |
2023 | |||||||
3. | ![]() | 9 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | Grass | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | 42 |
4. | ![]() | 8 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(12–10), 5–7, 7–6(7–3) | 60 |