Holger Rune won 12 of his last 13 matches. He reached 2 back-to-back finals in Sofia and Stockholm, winning the title in Sweden. Holger has reached the semifinal in Basel after dropping no sets during the week. After so much success, Rune is number 21 in the live rankings and if he defeats Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 4, he will be at least number 18 on Monday, breaking into the top 20.
These are the updated live rankings.
Rune in Basel, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.25 (career-high), Holger achieved a 43-26 record in 2022. Rune is currently playing in Basel where he ousted the world no.24 Alex De Minaur 6-2 7-5, the world no.103 Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-2 and the world no.51 Arthur Rinderknech 7-60 6-2.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will take on the world no.22 Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. They have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
The Dane has won 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. Rune was the finalist in Sofia (Sofia Open).
Rune is scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Arthur Rinderknech in 2022
At the moment ranked no.51, the French player played his last match on the 28th of October when he capitulated to world no.25 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 7-6(0) 6-2 in the quarter in Basel (draw).
At the moment, during this season Rinderknech owns a compiled 37-22 win-loss record. This year, Rinderknech lifted the trophy in the Poznan Challenger. Rinderknech got to the final in Adelaide and in the Vancouver Challenger.
Rinderknech has scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October thanks to a wild card.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Arthur Rinderknech fought against each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Rune. The last time they played, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune won 7-6(0) 6-2 in the quarter in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 28th of October 2022.
Here are the highlights.