Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Carlos Alcaraz are going to face off in the quarterfinals of the ATP 1000 in Paris Bercy. The 2 teenagers have known each other since they were young teenagers and both are thrilled to share the court in Paris.
Soon after dismissing the world number 9 Andrey Rublev in the third round, Holger talks about his relationship with Carlito.
“We’re both 19 so we’re super young; we have a very long time left in our careers. It’s great to see. We’ve been following each other since junior time. What he’s doing is incredible; I’m super excited to see how it’s going to be. I’ll just go out there and have fun,” said Rune.
The head to head
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other just once. Their record 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.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Rune in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.18 (career-high), Rune has managed to achieve a 47-27 match record in 2022. The Dane is playing at the moment in Paris where he managed to beat the world no.153 Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-63, the world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 6-1 and the world no.9 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-5.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will square off with the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their actual record is 1-0
for Alcaraz.The Dane conquered 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. Holger was the finalist in Sofia (Sofia Open) and in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel).
Alcaraz in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard has achieved a composed 57-12 match record in 2022. Alcaraz is currently having a run in Paris where he managed to beat the world no.38 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-4 and the world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.18 Holger Rune in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz reached the final in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
The Spaniard won 6 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)