Hello!As a Finn, I have followed Emil Ruusuvuori'scareer closely. I even =attended the very firstITF Satellite tournament that he won many years ago.=
Most Finns have mental problems.
Hello!
As a Finn, I have followed Emil Ruusuvuori's
career closely. I even attended the very first
ITF Satellite tournament that he won many years ago.
kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:r
Hello!As a Finn, I have followed Emil Ruusuvuori'scareer closely. I even attended the very firstITF Satellite tournament that he won many years ago.He was a talented player who reached ATP ranking#37 and it seemed that the best is yet to come.I believe he has beaten Sasha Zverev, Jannik Sinnerand Carlos Alcaraz. Admittedly when he beat Sinnerand Alcaraz, they had not yet achieved the superhumanlevel of play that they now possess.Emil suffered from pretty serious mental issues thatremoved him from the tour. I am *not* talking aboutchoking in difficult moments, but outright delusionsand irrational fears. So he was away from the tour along time, got a good shrink, came out admitting hismental issues, and it seemed like he was healedand good to go again.But he entered only a few Challenger events with littleor no success. The last I have heard of him, he isnow suffering from *physical* problems, i.e. hisback is troublesome.Protected Ranking can no longer be used by Emil andhis ranking as of now, May 25th 2026, has dipped to783. This means that without wild card entries, heis forced to start over at ITF Satellite level.The ranking is so bad you cannot enter Challengerevents with it. Maybe some Challenger qualificationscould be possible, but I doubt it.I have been seriously wondering whether this is theend of Emil's tennis career. It is true that as itis easy to slide down in the rankings, it is alsopretty "easy" to climb up. I mean that even winninga single ATP250 event could improve your rankingquite a lot. Or winning 3-4 Challenger events.It seems to me Finland has little hope left. HarriHeli||vaara is doing extremely well in the doubleswith Henry Patten, but in the singles, we havepractically nothing. Otto Virtanen entered theTop 100 briefly, but is now out of it. He lostin the first round of RG 2026 qualifications andhis performances have been bad lately, to be honest.Otto Virtanen has serious problems in his game.When he hits his forehand, it is often from anopen stance. His use of legs is bad, he standstoo straight when hitting his groundstrokes anddoes not get down properly. His serve is prettygood, or at least better than Emil ever had.I am quite pessimistic about Otto's future. Hewill never make it big. There are some youngplayers, but none of them have any impact yet.It is correct to say that Finland currentlysucks in tennis singles.br,KK
Most Finns have mental problems.
Hello!
As a Finn, I have followed Emil Ruusuvuori's
career closely. I even attended the very first
ITF Satellite tournament that he won many years ago.
He was a talented player who reached ATP ranking
#37 and it seemed that the best is yet to come.
I believe he has beaten Sasha Zverev, Jannik Sinner
and Carlos Alcaraz. Admittedly when he beat Sinner
and Alcaraz, they had not yet achieved the superhuman
level of play that they now possess.
Emil suffered from pretty serious mental issues that
removed him from the tour. I am *not* talking about
choking in difficult moments, but outright delusions
and irrational fears. So he was away from the tour a
long time, got a good shrink, came out admitting his
mental issues, and it seemed like he was healed
and good to go again.
But he entered only a few Challenger events with little
or no success. The last I have heard of him, he is
now suffering from *physical* problems, i.e. his
back is troublesome.
Protected Ranking can no longer be used by Emil and
his ranking as of now, May 25th 2026, has dipped to
783. This means that without wild card entries, he
is forced to start over at ITF Satellite level.
The ranking is so bad you cannot enter Challenger
events with it. Maybe some Challenger qualifications
could be possible, but I doubt it.
I have been seriously wondering whether this is the
end of Emil's tennis career. It is true that as it
is easy to slide down in the rankings, it is also
pretty "easy" to climb up. I mean that even winning
a single ATP250 event could improve your ranking
quite a lot. Or winning 3-4 Challenger events.
It seems to me Finland has little hope left. Harri
Heli||vaara is doing extremely well in the doubles
with Henry Patten, but in the singles, we have
practically nothing. Otto Virtanen entered the
Top 100 briefly, but is now out of it. He lost
in the first round of RG 2026 qualifications and
his performances have been bad lately, to be honest.
Otto Virtanen has serious problems in his game.
When he hits his forehand, it is often from an
open stance. His use of legs is bad, he stands
too straight when hitting his groundstrokes and
does not get down properly. His serve is pretty
good, or at least better than Emil ever had.
I am quite pessimistic about Otto's future. He
will never make it big. There are some young
players, but none of them have any impact yet.
It is correct to say that Finland currently
sucks in tennis singles.
br,
KK
I don't give a fuck about Finnish players! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) writes:
Hello!
As a Finn, I have followed Emil Ruusuvuori's
career closely. I even attended the very first
ITF Satellite tournament that he won many years ago.
He was a talented player who reached ATP ranking
#37 and it seemed that the best is yet to come.
I believe he has beaten Sasha Zverev, Jannik Sinner
and Carlos Alcaraz. Admittedly when he beat Sinner
and Alcaraz, they had not yet achieved the superhuman
level of play that they now possess.
Emil suffered from pretty serious mental issues that
removed him from the tour. I am *not* talking about
choking in difficult moments, but outright delusions
and irrational fears. So he was away from the tour a
long time, got a good shrink, came out admitting his
mental issues, and it seemed like he was healed
and good to go again.
But he entered only a few Challenger events with little
or no success. The last I have heard of him, he is
now suffering from *physical* problems, i.e. his
back is troublesome.
Protected Ranking can no longer be used by Emil and
his ranking as of now, May 25th 2026, has dipped to
783. This means that without wild card entries, he
is forced to start over at ITF Satellite level.
The ranking is so bad you cannot enter Challenger
events with it. Maybe some Challenger qualifications
could be possible, but I doubt it.
I have been seriously wondering whether this is the
end of Emil's tennis career. It is true that as it
is easy to slide down in the rankings, it is also
pretty "easy" to climb up. I mean that even winning
a single ATP250 event could improve your ranking
quite a lot. Or winning 3-4 Challenger events.
It seems to me Finland has little hope left. Harri
Heli||vaara is doing extremely well in the doubles
with Henry Patten, but in the singles, we have
practically nothing. Otto Virtanen entered the
Top 100 briefly, but is now out of it. He lost
in the first round of RG 2026 qualifications and
his performances have been bad lately, to be honest.
Otto Virtanen has serious problems in his game.
When he hits his forehand, it is often from an
open stance. His use of legs is bad, he stands
too straight when hitting his groundstrokes and
does not get down properly. His serve is pretty
good, or at least better than Emil ever had.
I am quite pessimistic about Otto's future. He
will never make it big. There are some young
players, but none of them have any impact yet.
It is correct to say that Finland currently
sucks in tennis singles.
br,
KK
I don't give a fuck about Finnish players! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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