Holger Rune won an incredible match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after saving five match points. There was an incredible moment during the tiebreak of the fifth set when the Spanish player incredibly decided to go for an underarm serve on an 8-8 scoreline. It was also remarkable to see how fast Holger Rune was to detect the underarm and hit a powerful winning forehand. Holger revealed that he understood that something weird was coming because his opponent was not bouncing the ball like he used to do during the match.
The Danish player commented: “I saw he wasn’t making the ball bounce as usual. I was aware that something different was going to happen.”
Rune in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.6 (career-high), the Dane has achieved a 36-12 match record in 2023. Holger is now competing in Wimbledon where he bested the world no.371 George Loffhagen 7-64 6-3 6-2, the world no.57 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 7-63 6-4 and the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-68.
Holger has won 1 title in 2023 in Munich. The Dane got to the final 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)
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in 2023
Ranked world no.34, Alejandro played his last match on the 8th of July when he capitulated to world no.6 Holger Rune 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-6(8) in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season Alejandro has a 21-17 record.
Holger Rune and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina squared off only 2 times. The head to head is 1-1. The last time they squared off, Holger Rune won 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-6(8) in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 8th of July 2023.