Who Will Win: Djokovic Vs Rune? Prediction For ATP Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Novak Djokovic Play Against Holger Rune?

Djokovic and Rune are on the Day 8 Schedule at Wimbledon 2024 on Monday 8 July. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Match: NO. 2 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) vs NO. 15 HOLGER RUNE (DEN)

Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 3-2
– Djokovic defeated Rune in their previous meeting at the 2021 US Open in the 1st round.
– Rune won their most recent meeting at the 2022 Paris-1000 in the final.
– They have played each other five times in total.

Djokovic’s previous Grand Slam win against Rune:
– Djokovic won their only previous meeting at a Grand Slam, in the 1st round at the 2021 US Open.
– At that time, Rune was an 18-year-old qualifier ranked at No. 145 in the world.

Rune’s performance against Top 5 players at Grand Slams:
– Rune has a 1-4 win-loss record against Top 5 players at Grand Slams.
– His only win came against No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16 at the 2022 Roland Garros.

Rune’s losing streak against Top 5 players:
– Rune has lost his last nine matches against Top 5 players at Tour-level.
– His last victory against a Top 5 player at Tour-level came against No. 4 Ruud in the semifinals at the 2023 Rome-1000.

Possible quarterfinal head-to-heads:
– Djokovic leads Fils 2-1 in their previous meetings.
– Rune and Fils have never played against each other.

Player profiles:
– Djokovic is currently ranked No. 2 in the ATP rankings and has won 98 titles in his career, including 7 Wimbledon titles.
– Rune is ranked No. 15 and has won 4 titles in his career, with his best

Grand Slam result being a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon last year.

Records and milestones:
– Djokovic is bidding to reach his 15th Wimbledon quarterfinal, which would place him in 2nd on the all-time list for most Wimbledon men’s singles quarterfinal appearances.
– Djokovic is also bidding to reach his 60th Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his record for the most quarterfinal appearances at the Grand Slams.

Djokovic’s Grand Slam records:
– Djokovic holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles matches won among men and women, with a win-loss record of 373-49.
– He also holds the record for the most weeks ranked No. 1, with a total of 428 weeks.

Rune’s achievements and records:
– Rune is bidding to reach his 2nd Wimbledon quarterfinal and equal Kurt Nielsen’s all-time record for most Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances by a Danish man.
– Rune has a win-loss record of 7-2 at Wimbledon and has reached the round of 16 at Grand Slams on 11 occasions.

Match details:
– This is their 6th meeting, and their 2nd at a Grand Slam.
– This will be their first meeting on grass.
– Djokovic has a slight edge with a 3-2 head-to-head record against Rune.
– Both players have shown good form in the tournament so far, winning their previous matches in straight sets.
– Djokovic has a wealth of experience, while Rune is a rising star with potential for an upset.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Djokovic will win.
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