Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune will face off in the semifinal of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Auger-Aliassime who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Felix Auger-Aliassime is the pick to win this match.
Felix Auger-Aliassime -> 1.44
Holger Rune -> 2.875

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Prediction and head to head Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Holger Rune

This will be the 2^nd time that Felix Auger-Aliassime and Holger Rune play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they fought against each other, Auger-Aliassime won 6-3 7-5 in the final in Basel back in October 2022.

Highlights Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Holger Rune – Basel 30-October-2022

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Ranked no. 8 (career-high), Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinal after defeating Mikael Ymer 6-7⁶ 6-4 7-6⁶, Gilles Simon 6-1 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-4.

In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-1 6-4). During the match, Auger-Aliassime scored 69 points vs Tiafoe’s 50. Felix was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Talking about the service games, Auger-Aliassime scored 8 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Felix Auger-Aliassime conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 72% of his first serves in, win 86% (31/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (7/14) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Tiafoe 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Auger-Aliassime has lost 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Auger-Aliassime has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (280-156). 27-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Auger-Aliassime has a composed64-30 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2 and in Florence where he defeated Jeff Wolf in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Antwerp where he defeated Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Basel where he beat Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the final 6-3 7-5.

The Canadian has an overall 56-24 win-loss record in 2022, 27-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Paris

Holger Rune

Ranked no. 18 (career-high), Rune got to the semifinal after beating Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6³, Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 6-1, Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-5 and Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-6 ret..

In the quarter against Alcaraz, the Dane had a free pass after Alcaraz retired on a 6-3 6-6 . scoreline.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Munich where he beat Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 3-4 ret. and in Stockholm where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-4.

The Dane has an aggregate 48-27 win-loss record in 2022, 19-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Paris

The Dane has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Auger-Aliassime	Rune
Match played	3	4
Tot Set	7	10
Tot Games	69	97
Pts	263-219	311-271
Total Points	482	582
Winners	127	147
%Winners	48%	47%

Auger-Aliassime played 3 matches while Rune competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime conceded 1 set, while Holger Rune conceded 1 set. Auger-Aliassime has played 3 set(s) less than Rune (7 vs 10). Therefore, Auger-Aliassime played 28 games less than Rune. Auger-Aliassime scored 127 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Dane scored 147 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Auger-Aliassime	Rune
Aces	30	25
Avg per match	10	6.3
1st in	169/246	191/295
%1st in	69%	65%
1st pts	127/169	147/191
%1st pts	75%	77%
2nd pts	35/77	67/104
%2nd pts	45%	64%

Auger-Aliassime struck 30 aces (10 per match). Rune fired 25 aces (6.3 per match). Auger-Aliassime won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Rune won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Auger-Aliassime	Rune
Won	11	9
Converted	11/26	9/18
% Converted	42%	50%
Conceded	19	17
Saved	16	15
% Saved	84%	88%
Times Broken	3	2

Auger-Aliassime broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Canadian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 84% of the break points that he conceded. Holger broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Holger conceded his serve twice and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.

Auger-Aliassime
	R2 Ymer	R3 Simon	1/4 Tiafoe	Total
Score	6-76 6-4 7-66	6-1 6-3	6-1 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	2	7
Tot Games	36	16	17	69
pts	131-124	63-45	69-50	263-219
Total points	255	108	119	482
Winners	69	27	31	127
%Winners	53%	43%	45%	48%
SERVE
Aces	11	11	8	30
Double Faults	6	3	0	9
1st in	97/143	36/53	36/50	169/246
% 1st in	68%	68%	72%	69%
1st pts	69/97	27/36	31/36	127/169
% 1st pts	71%	75%	86%	75%
2nd pts	19/46	9/17	7/14	35/77
% 2nd pts	41%	53%	50%	45%
Breaks
Won	4	4	3	11
Converted	4/5	4/7	3/14	11/26
Converted %	80%	57%	21%	42%
Conceded	17	2	0	19
Saved	14/17	2/2	0/0	16
Saved %	82%	100%	–	61%
Times Broken	3	0	0	3

Rune
	R1 Wawrinka	R2 Hurkacz	R3 Rublev	1/4 Alcaraz	Total
Score	4-6 7-5 7-63	7-5 6-1	6-4 7-5	6-3 6-6 ret.
Tot Set	3	2	2	2	9
Tot Games	35	19	22	21	97
pts	110-96	60-49	72-63	69-63	311-271
Total points	206	109	135	132	582
Winners	48	29	30	40	147
%Winners	44%	48%	42%	58%	47%
SERVE
Aces	10	3	7	5	25
Double Faults	7	1	4	3	15
1st in	60/102	38/49	40/72	53/72	191/295
% 1st in	59%	78%	56%	74%	65%
1st pts	48/60	29/38	30/40	40/53	147/191
% 1st pts	80%	76%	75%	75%	77%
2nd pts	26/42	7/11	22/32	12/19	67/104
% 2nd pts	62%	64%	69%	63%	64%
Breaks
Won	2	4	2	1	9
Converted	2/3	4/8	2/3	1/4	9/18
Converted %	67%	50%	67%	25%	50%
Conceded	9	0	6	2	17
Saved	7/9	0/0	6/6	2/2	15
Saved %	78%	–	100%	100%	93%
Times Broken	2	0	0	0	2

Tennis Scores in Paris

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-3 6-6 ret.) – See score progression
• Ivan Dodig/Austin KrajicekDodig/Austin Krajicek – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (3-6 6-4 10-6) – See score progression
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Wesley Koolhof/Neal SkupskiKoolhof/Neal Skupski – Rohan Bopanna/Matwe MiddelkoopBopanna/Matwe Middelkoop (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies – Tim Puetz/Michael VenusPuetz/Michael Venus (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Matthew Ebden/Jamie MurrayEbden/Jamie Murray (6-3 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (8-2) – H2H and prediction