Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will face off for the first time in their career in an ATP1000 event in Paris on Friday. The two youngsters know each other extremely well. They even used to play doubles together when they were juniors. Nevertheless, they played against each other only once at the ATP level. That happened last year during the Next-Gen finals. On that occasion, the world number 1 won rather easily with a 4-3(6) 4-2 4-0 scoreline. Here are the highlights.
Alcaraz in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.1, the Spaniard achieved a compiled 57-12 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is currently competing in Paris where he 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 compete against the world no.18 Holger Rune in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz got to 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)
Rune in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.18 (career-high), the Dane owns a composed 47-27 record in 2022. The Dane is currently playing in Paris where he overcame 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 play 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.
Rune conquered 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. The Dane was the finalist in Sofia (Sofia Open) and in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel).
