Holger Rune wins against Safiullin in the semifinal to play vs Dimitrov or Thompson at the Brisbane International. HIGHLIGHTS – BRISBANE RESULTS

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL - BRISBANE RESULTS. Rune beats Safiullin to compete against Grigor Dimitrov or Jordan Thompson in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Roman Safiullin

Holger Rune bests Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-6(0) in the semifinal in Brisbane on Saturday. Rune will square off with Grigor Dimitrov or Jordan Thompson in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes.

Rune
Brisbane
Rune's Record

The Dane added to his prize money $ 22,865 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 55,665 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rune will add $ 39,675 to his earnings to get in total $ 95,340 in total.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Roman Safiullin Brisbane International – Brisbane

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Safiullin
Holger Rune
6-4 7-60
1h:37
Roman Safiullin
75
75
Total points
63
63
39
39
Winners
31
31
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
5
5
4
4
Double Faults
5
5
67%
67%
1st in
53%
53%
81%
81%
1st won
89%
89%
39/48
39/48
1st won
31/35
31/35
46%
46%
2nd won
32%
32%
11/24
11/24
2nd won
10/31
10/31
-- Break Points --
2/7
2/7
Total
1/2
1/2
29%
29%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Holger scored 75 points vs. Roman’s 63.

Rune

The Dane served extremely well to win 81% of the points (39/48) behind his first serve. However he won only 46% points (11/24) on his second serve. Holger won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.

Safiullin

On the other side, Safiullin didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this encounter, the head to head between Rune and Safiullin is 1-0 for Holger.

Draw and next match H2H: Holger Rune vs. Grigor Dimitrov or Jordan Thompson – stats

Rune will square off with either Grigor Dimitrov or Jordan Thompson in the final. The head to head is 1-1 vs. Grigor Dimitrov and 0-0 vs. Jordan Thompson.Holger Rune Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

Rune enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Roman Safiullin in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for Holger to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Holger converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). On the other side, Holger didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 63 points. The Dane conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Roman (37-26). Rune lost 7 points on serve (22-7). On the losing side, Safiullin conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

2nd Set -
Rune 7-6
RuneSafiullin
7
6
S
1
0
R
2
0
R
3
0
S
4
0
S
5
0
R
6
0
R
7
0
RuneSafiullin
6
6
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuneSafiullin
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneSafiullin
5
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
RuneSafiullin
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneSafiullin
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RuneSafiullin
3
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
RuneSafiullin
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
RuneSafiullin
2
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
RuneSafiullin
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
RuneSafiullin
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
RuneSafiullin
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Rune conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Roman Safiullin in the 2nd game (2-0). That was enough for Roman to win the set (7-6) since there were no other breaks.

Holger missed the chance to break the Russian in the 5th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

The Dane won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 5th (5-0) and 7th (7-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0

The Dane was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Safiullin converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40).

They played 75 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Rune won barely 1 point more than Roman (38-37). Holger dropped 15 points on serve (28-15). In addition, on the other side, Safiullin conceded 10 points on serve (22-10).

1st
Rune
Safiullin
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Rune
Safiullin
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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