In the 1/16 finals of the tournament in Washington, Grigor Dimitrov will meet Emil Ruusuvuori. Dimitrov has already defeated the Finn twice this season, at the French Open and the Queen's Club. Statistics show that Dimitrov has an advantage both in the overall win-loss balance this year (68% compared to 52%), on hard court (60% compared to 58%), and throughout his career (61% compared to 68%). He has also won seven out of eight recent matches against opponents ranked lower. On the other hand, Ruusuvuori has lost five out of the last seven matches on hard courts. Additionally, Dimitrov has already defeated Ruusuvuori twice before. In previous encounters, Dimitrov has shown good fighting readiness, while Ruusuvuori has displayed unsatisfactory results. Based on these facts, the prediction for the Dimitrov - Ruusuvuori match is a victory for Dimitrov (P1).
