Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune are the top favorites to win the upcoming ATP 1000 tournament that will be staged in Toronto this week. Carlitos and the Danish player are also widely considered among the tennis players who will dominate the ATP tour in the next few years. Despite that, they enjoy a great relationship, and they loved to share the practice court in Toronto with the happiness of the local crowd playing a practice set.
Here are some videos.
💥What a point, what a players…#Alcaraz | #Rune | #Toronto
— Carlos Alcaraz – Fans (@CarlosAlcaraz_1) August 7, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz practicing with Holger Rune in Toronto pic.twitter.com/EAZz4dYwgr
— Alcaraz Fiend 🎾 (@AlcarazFiend) August 6, 2023
Family Weekend at @NBOtoronto is wrapping up with a Holger Rune + Carlos Alcaraz practice set.
These fans (including SO many kids) are getting to see this for free. What an experience. 🤍🎾 pic.twitter.com/Sap0gRahmT
— Blair Henley (@BlairHenley) August 6, 2023
Entraînement entre les CRACKS Carlos Alcaraz et Holger Rune avant le Masters 1000 de Toronto. 💎🇪🇦🇩🇰pic.twitter.com/djMZLVQ9No
— Univers Tennis 🎾 (@UniversTennis) August 6, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 16th of July when he beat world no.2 Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the final in Wimbledon to win his 12th career title.
At the moment, during this season Carlos has achieved a composed 47-4 match record. Alcaraz has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro.
He is also scheduled to play in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 13th of August and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Holger Rune in 2023
LWWLWWWLLL Ranked no.6 (career-high), Rune played his last match on the 12th of July when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This season the Dane has achieved an overall 37-13 match record. Holger clinched 1 title in Munich. Holger reached the final in Monte-Carlo and Rome.
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune faced off 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) on the 12th of July 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
