

What Time Will Holger Rune Play Against Alex de Minaur?
Rune and Minaur are on the Day 5 Schedule at Rolex Paris Masters 2024 on Friday 1 November 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?
In the upcoming match between Holger Rune from Denmark and Alex de Minaur from Australia, the series is currently tied 2-2. They have faced each other in four previous matches.
Their first encounter took place in Stockholm, Sweden, on a hard court. Holger Rune won the match with a score of 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-5. The second match was held in Basel, Switzerland, also on a hard court. Once again, Rune emerged victorious with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
The third match took place in Acapulco, Mexico, on a hard court. This time, it was Alex de Minaur who came out on top, winning the match with a score of 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Lastly, they faced each other on the grass courts of London/Queen’s Club in Great Britain. De Minaur won this match with a score of 6-3, 7-6(2).
Holger Rune, who is currently 21 years old, is ranked 13th in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of 4th in August 2023. In the 2024 season, Rune has achieved a record of 44-22, including reaching the final in Brisbane. In 2022, he won the ATP Masters 1000 Paris title, becoming the first player since 1990 to earn five top-10 wins at a non-Finals event.
Rune’s impressive run continued from the 2022 Paris tournament to the 2023 Rome tournament, where he compiled an 18-5 record in six ATP Masters 1000 events. He finished as the runner-up in Monte Carlo and Rome during this period. He also went on a seven-match winning streak against top-5 opponents before losing to Medvedev in the Rome final.
During the 2022 season, Rune had a strong finish with a 19-2 record, including two finals. He also made history by reaching the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros tournament, becoming the first Danish man to do so and the first Danish man to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era.
In the current Paris tournament, Rune is playing in his third consecutive quarterfinal, joining Rafael Nadal as the only players to achieve this feat in the 21st century. While he has struggled against top-10 players this season, with a record of 1-6, his lone win came against No. 9 Dimitrov in the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo third round. He aims to reach his fifth ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Paris.
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Alex de Minaur, who is 25 years old, is currently ranked 10th in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of 6th in July 2024. In the 2024 season, de Minaur has a record of 47-15, including winning two titles. One of his notable victories was against No. 1 Djokovic at the 2024 United Cup.
In 2022, de Minaur had his most successful season, earning a personal-best 47 victories and winning the Acapulco title. He has reached Grand Slam quarterfinals at the US Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, as well as the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals, semifinals, and final in Toronto.
Outside of individual tournaments, de Minaur played a crucial role in Team World’s victory at the 2022 Laver Cup and led the Australian Davis Cup team to their first final since 2003.
De Minaur has a diverse background, with a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother. He splits his time between Australia and Spain and speaks English, Spanish, and French.
In the current Paris tournament, de Minaur aims to achieve a personal-best 48th win in a season and reach his second ATP Masters 1000 semifinal. He currently sits at No. 8 on the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin. A win over Rune would allow him to surpass both Ruud and Djokovic and secure the No. 6 spot. He also aims to become the first Australian singles player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals since Hewitt in 2004.
In terms of tour-level match wins, de Minaur ranks among the top players born in 1995 or later. He is currently in fifth place, with notable players such as Zverev and Medvedev leading the pack.
Both players have demonstrated remarkable skills and achievements in their careers, making their upcoming match in Paris highly anticipated.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Rune will win.
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