Holger Rune won a tough opening match at the French Open, where he had to play four sets to overcome the world no. 74.Christopher Eubanks 6-4 3-6 7-62 6-2. Soon after the match, he was asked to comment on who is the favorite to win the French Open after Rafael Nadal decided not to compete. According to the Danish player, the favorite is Novak Djokovic, not Carlos Alcaraz, because of his experience.
This is what Holger said:
Rune at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLWWLWWLL Now the world no.6 (career-high), Rune achieved an overall 28-10 record in 2023. The Dane is playing at the French Open where he conquered the world no.74 Christopher Eubanks 6-4 3-6 7-62 6-2.
Holger Rune will face the world no.394 Gael Monfils in the 2nd round. They have never played each other until now in top competitions.
Holger conquered 1 title in 2023 in Munich. Rune was the finalist in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Dane won 4 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW Now ranked no.3, Djokovic achieved a compiled 21-4 record in 2023. Novak is now competing at the French Open where he managed to beat the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-61.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 8:15 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their actual head to head record is 4-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Djokovic won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Rune. The last time they fought against each other, Holger Rune won 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 17th of May 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz has achieved an overall 31-3 match record in 2023. The Spaniard is now competing at the French Open where he bested the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.112 Taro Daniel in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
