Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune are good friends and fierce enemies on the tennis court. They may face each other in the semi-finals of the current ATP 500 tournament that is staged in Beijing. In the meantime, the two tennis players decided to gift the local crowd with a practice set. Eventually, it was the Spanish sensation who conquered his opponent with a rather straightforward 6-1 scoreline. This is the video.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Now ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 8th of September when he capitulated to world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Carlos achieved a compiled 58-7 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of October.
Holger Rune in 2023
WLLWWWLWLW At the moment ranked no.4 (career-high), Rune played his last match on the 15th of September when he capitulated to world no.153 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-2 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Presently, during this year the Dane has achieved a composed 37-17 win-loss record. This year, Holger clinched 1 title in Munich. The Dane got to the final in Monte-Carlo and Rome.
He is also scheduled to play in Stockholm (Stockholm Open) after Shanghai. The main draw will start on the 4th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune squared off 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they fought 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.
Here the video highlights.
