Holger Rune hustles Djokovic in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – ROME RESULTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME RESULTS. Rune ousts Djokovic to fight against Casper Ruud or Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Novak Djokovic

Holger Rune hustles Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Rome on Wednesday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Rune
Rome
Rune's Record

Holger added to his prize money € 147,265 after winning this match. He has already won € 308,790 so far in this event. If he wins the next match, Holger will add € 271,210 to his earnings to get in total € 580,000.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Novak Djokovic Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Rune’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Djokovic
Holger Rune
6-2 4-6 6-2
2h:19
Novak Djokovic
85
85
Total points
70
70
34
34
Winners
29
29
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
4
4
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
56%
56%
1st in
61%
61%
77%
77%
1st won
62%
62%
34/44
34/44
1st won
29/47
29/47
50%
50%
2nd won
47%
47%
17/34
17/34
2nd won
14/30
14/30
-- Break Points --
5/10
5/10
Total
2/5
2/5
50%
50%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Holger scored 85 points vs. Djokovic’s 70.

Rune

The Dane served pretty well to win 77% of the points (34/44) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (17/34) on his second serve. The Dane was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (5/10).

Djokovic

On the other side, Novak wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Rune and Djokovic is 2-1 for Holger.

Holger Rune Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rune 6-2
RuneDjokovic
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
RuneDjokovic
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RuneDjokovic
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuneDjokovic
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneDjokovic
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
RuneDjokovic
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
RuneDjokovic
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneDjokovic
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
RuneDjokovic
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Rune conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0). Rune reinforced his lead after breaking Novak in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).

The Dane converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 51 points. Holger won 7 points more than Novak (29-22). Holger surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the court, Novak conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

2nd Set -
Djokovic 6-4
DjokovicRune
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
DjokovicRune
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
DjokovicRune
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
DjokovicRune
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
DjokovicRune
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
DjokovicRune
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
DjokovicRune
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicRune
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
DjokovicRune
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
DjokovicRune
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The Serbian won the set after he broke the Dane in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Holger tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, Novak didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 6-4.

The Serbian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.

Novak was on the money in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Holger was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 9th (3-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (3-6 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 55 points. It’s worth to point out that, Novak won this set even if he scored less points 3 than Holger (26-29). The Serbian conceded 13 points on serve (15-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Holger conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

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

Rune got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for Holger to win the set (6-2) as there were no other breaks.

Rune converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (2-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Djokovic wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 51 points. Holger was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Novak (28-23). Rune dropped 11 points on serve (19-11). on the other side of the net, Novak conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).

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

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