Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune victorious over Tim Van Rijthoven 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Sofia on Tuesday. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes.
The Dane added to his prize money € 3,650 after winning this match. He has won already € 9,380 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rune will add € 6,780 to his earnings to get in total € 16,160 in total.
Highlights Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune vs. Tim Van Rijthoven Sofia Open – Sofia
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Dane scored 84 points vs. Van Rijthoven’s 69.
Rune
The Dane served extremely well to win 83% of the points (39/47) behind his first serve, and he won 68% points (15/22) on his second serve. Holger was exceptional in converting the only break point that he conquered.
Van Rijthoven
On the other side, Tim was great in converting the only break point that he converted. Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Rune and Van Rijthoven is 2-0 for Holger.
Live score progression and stats
Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. the Dane had no problems to win the tiebreak 7-2.
Tiebreak
The Dane won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 6th (5-1) and 9th (7-2) point.
The Dane won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Moreover, on the other side, the Dane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 77 points. The Dane conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Tim (44-33). Rune lost 5 points on serve (29-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Van Rijthoven conceded 15 points on serve (28-15).
Rune came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Tim Van Rijthoven in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Holger to win the set as Van Rijthoven succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Holger maintained his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 6.
Tiebreak
Holger won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the Dutch won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 10th (5-5) and 11th (6-5) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
Rune was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40). Rune saved 1 set point when he was trailing 5-6. Moreover, on the other side, the Dutch was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).
They played 76 points. The Dane won 4 more points than the Dutch (40-36). Holger lost 10 points on serve (24-10). On the other side, the Dutch conceded 16 points on serve (26-16).
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