Prediction Of Lehecka Vs Rune H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Jiri Lehecka Play Against Holger Rune?

Lehecka and Rune are on the Day 7 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Tuesday 8 October 2024. 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?

[33] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) and [12] Holger Rune (DEN) have faced each other once before, with Rune holding a 1-0 lead in their head-to-head record. Their previous encounter took place in Munich, Germany, on clay in the Round of 32, where Rune emerged victorious with a score of 7-6(4) 6-3.

In another meeting, held in Pau CH, France, on a hard court, Lehecka came out on top after a closely contested match, defeating Rune with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Jiri Lehecka, who is currently 22 years old, is ranked as the World No. 34. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 23 in January 2024, following his first ATP Tour title win in Adelaide. In his career so far, he has achieved a win-loss record of 24-14 in 2024, including winning the Adelaide Title. In the 2024 season, he has reached the third round in Shanghai with a record of 1-1.

Lehecka‘s notable achievements include defeating No. 5 Rublev to reach the semi-finals in Doha in 2023, leading to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal appearance in 2024 at Indian Wells, where he defeated No. 4 Medvedev via retirement. He also reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinals in 2024 at Madrid. In the 2023 Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals after defeating No. 12 Norrie in the third round and No. 7 Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round. Additionally, his breakthrough performance came in the 2022 Rotterdam as a qualifier, where he reached the semi-finals after defeating No. 12 Shapovalov in the first round. During the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals, he finished as the runner-up and celebrated his 21st birthday. As a junior, Lehecka was a former World No. 10 and won the 2019 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title with his countryman Forejtek.

In this season, Lehecka aims to advance to his fourth ATP Masters 1000 Round of 16, following his appearances at Indian Wells, Madrid, and Cincinnati. He has a positive record of 6-5 against top 20 players this season, with a 4-1 record at the ATP Masters 1000 level.

Holger Rune, who is currently 21 years old, is ranked as the World No. 14. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 4 in August 2023, becoming the highest-ranked Dane in PIF ATP Rankings history since 1973. Rune started his ascent in the rankings by breaking into the top 100 in January 2022, top 50 in May 2022, and finally the top 10 in November 2022. He achieved this rapid rise by capturing the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title at the age of 19, becoming the first player since the start of the ATP Tour in 1990 to earn five top-10 wins at an event other than the Nitto ATP Finals. From 2022 Paris to 2023 Rome, Rune amassed an 18-5 record in six ATP Masters 1000 events, finishing as the runner-up in Monte Carlo (lost to Rublev) and Rome (lost to Medvedev). He went on a remarkable seven-match winning streak against top 5 opponents, which was eventually halted by a loss to No. 3 Medvedev in the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Rome final. Overall, Rune‘s head-to-head record against top 5 players stands at 7-12.

After a slow start to the 2022 season with a 1-6 record from January to February and a 0-7 record from June to July, Rune finished the year on a strong note with a 19-2 run, including two finals. In the 2022 Roland Garros, he upset 2021 finalist Tsitsipas, becoming the first Danish man to reach the quarterfinals in tournament history since 1925 and the first Danish player to reach any Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era since 1968.

In this season, Rune has a 13-7 record at the ATP Masters 1000 level, including reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo. He aims to join Swede Soderling (2009-10) and Norwegian Ruud (2023) as the only Scandinavian players to reach the Shanghai R16 in tournament history.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Lehecka will win.
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