Holger Rune conquers Sinner in the semifinal to clash vs Rublev in the next round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO DRAW AND RESULTS. Rune topples Sinner to come up against Andrey Rublev in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Jannik Sinner

Holger Rune conquers Jannik Sinner 1-6 7-5 7-5 in the semifinal in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Saturday. Rune will square off with Andrey Rublev in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reach the 2nd round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Rune
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Rune's Record

Rune added to his prize money € 220,890 after conquering this match. He has already won € 487,420 after this win. If he wins the next match, Holger will add € 405,170 to his earnings to get in total € 892,590 in total.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Jannik Sinner Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Rune’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Sinner
Holger Rune
1-6 7-5 7-5
2h:46
Jannik Sinner
99
99
Total points
103
103
38
38
Winners
42
42
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
5
5
65%
65%
1st in
56%
56%
68%
68%
1st won
65%
65%
38/56
38/56
1st won
42/65
42/65
53%
53%
2nd won
57%
57%
16/30
16/30
2nd won
29/51
29/51
-- Break Points --
3/14
3/14
Total
3/7
3/7
21%
21%
Won
43%
43%
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Holger won this encounter even if he conquered less points than Sinner (99 vs. 103).

Rune

The Dane won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 21% (3/14) of the procured opportunities.

Sinner

On the other side, Sinner had a tough time converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Rune and Sinner is 2-0 for Holger.

Draw and next match H2H: Holger Rune vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Rune will come up against Rublev in the final.

This will be the 3rd time that Holger Rune and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Rune and Rublev (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Rublev won 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 7-69 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2023.

Holger Rune Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sinner 6-1
SinnerRune
6
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
SinnerRune
6
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SinnerRune
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
SinnerRune
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SinnerRune
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
SinnerRune
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SinnerRune
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SinnerRune
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Sinner was far too good to concede just 1 game before breaking Rune 2 times and wrap up the set 6-1.

Holger was eclipsed in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

The Italian was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Jannik didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Sinner conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Holger (29-20). The Italian dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, Rune conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

2nd Set -
Rune 7-5
RuneSinner
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
RuneSinner
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
RuneSinner
6
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneSinner
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuneSinner
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneSinner
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
RuneSinner
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneSinner
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
RuneSinner
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
RuneSinner
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneSinner
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
RuneSinner
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Rune had a favorable start in this set after breaking Jannik Sinner in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Yet, there was more to do for Rune to win the set as the Italian found the way to break back in the 9th (4-5) game. Rune maintained his focus to break Sinner in the 12th (7-5) game.

Rune failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

Holger converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (5-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40).

They contested 75 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Rune won just 3 more points than the Italian (39-36). The Dane surrendered 12 points on serve (21-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Sinner conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).

3rd Set -
Rune 7-5
RuneSinner
7
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RuneSinner
6
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
RuneSinner
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
RuneSinner
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneSinner
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
RuneSinner
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuneSinner
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
RuneSinner
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RuneSinner
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
RuneSinner
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
RuneSinner
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Rune conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

Rune was unable to convert any of the 6 conquered break points. He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, Rune didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Holger won just 2 points more than Sinner (40-38). Holger conceded 8 points on serve (20-8). In addition, on the other side, the Italian conceded 20 points on serve (30-20).

1st
Rune
Sinner
1-6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Rune
Sinner
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Rune
Sinner
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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