Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune are both 19 and they are hitting the headlines after reaching the French Open quarters. Carlito and Holger are on great terms and not many know that they even played doubles together when they were juniors.
Here is a video showing them on court. They already had incredible skills.
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWWWWWL Ranked world no.6 (career-high), the Spaniard achieved an overall 32-3 win-loss record in 2022. Alcaraz is competing at the French Open where he conquered Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4 6-2 6-0, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-77 5-7 7-62 6-4, Sebastian Korda 6-4 6-4 6-2 and Karen Khachanov 6-1 6-4 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.3 Alexander Zverev in the quarter on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their current record is 2-1 for Zverev.
Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Alcaraz won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rune at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.40 (career-high), the Dane has achieved a 27-13 match record in 2022. Holger is now competing at the French Open where he beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-1 7-64, Henri Laaksonen 6-2 6-3 6-3, Hugo Gaston 6-3 6-3 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will compete against the world no.8 Casper Ruud in the quarter on Wednesday at 8:45 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their actual record is 3-0 for Ruud.
Rune conquered 2 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger and in Munich.
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune played each other only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 4-3(6) 4-2 4-0 in the round robin in Milan (Next Gen ATP Finals) in November 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
