Emil Ruusuvuori is ranked 86th in the world and had never played in the Australian Open before.

Tonight's match against Gaël Monfils was only his fourth Grand Slam match in his career when he qualified for the French championships last year and won a match at the US Open.

- Some grand slam matches have given me valuable experience and it is easier to go out and play when you know what it's about.

This is going to be very nice, Ruusuvuori said before the match to Swedish Yle.

Trained with Monfils

Before the tournament, the players have been forced to sit in quarantine and there Ruusuvuori trained together with Monfils who had six straight losses before the match.

However, the Frenchman would get off to a good start when he won the first set 6-3.

However, Ruusuvuori would turn the match around and take home the next two sets.

But Monfils would win fourth and we were treated to a fifth decisive set.

There, the Finn would be the strongest and win after he managed to hit his fourth match ball and Ruusuvuori won the match 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6.