Holger Rune and Alexander Shevchenko will face off in the 2nd round of the ABN AMRO Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.
Holger Rune -> 1.33
Alexander Shevchenko -> 3.34
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Alexander Shevchenko
This will be the 2nd time that Holger Rune and Alexander Shevchenko play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Rune won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 2nd round in Brisbane back in January 2024.
Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-19 | 16-9 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Holger got to the 2nd round after beating Roman Safiullin 6-4 2-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, Rune defeated Safiullin (6-4 2-6 6-1). During the match, Rune scored 85 points vs Safiullin’s 77. Holger was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rune scored 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Holger Rune lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Rune put 63% of his first serves in, winning 69% (35/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (19/30) on the 2nd serve. Rune broke Safiullin 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Rune has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (214-109). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rune has a composed61-23 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The Dane’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Brisbane.
Rune has a compiled 8-3 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rotterdam
Alexander Shevchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-30 | 6-11 | 6-12 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-8 | 13-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 57, Alexander reached the 2nd round after beating Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Zhang, Shevchenko recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Shevchenko scored 93 points vs Zhang’s 85. Shevchenko was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Shevchenko managed to score 13 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alexander Shevchenko lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Shevchenko put 63% of his first serves in, winning 69% (38/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Zhang 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 6-5 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rotterdam
Shevchenko has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rune | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 29 |
| Pts | 85-77 | 93-85 |
| Total Points | 162 | 178 |
| Winners | 35 | 38 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both Rune and Shevchenko played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Rune conceded 1 set, while Alexander Shevchenko dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rune and Shevchenko have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Rune played 4 games less than Shevchenko. Rune scored 35 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani blasted 38 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rune | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 13 |
| 1st in | 51/81 | 55/87 |
| %1st in | 63% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 38/55 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 19/30 | 20/32 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 63% |
Rune struck 6 aces . Shevchenko bagged 13 aces . Rune won 69% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Shevchenko won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rune | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/10 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 30% | 50% |
| Conceded | 8 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 75% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Dane broke his opponent 3 times with a 30% conversion rate. Rune surrendered his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Shevchenko conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rune | |||
| R1 Safiullin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 85-77 | 85-77 | |
| Total points | 162 | 162 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/81 | 51/81 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 35/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/30 | 19/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/10 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Shevchenko | |||
| R1 Zhang | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 93-85 | 93-85 | |
| Total points | 178 | 178 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 13 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 55/87 | 55/87 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 38/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 20/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Rotterdam
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – David GoffinGoffin (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Andrey RublevRublev – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (3-6 7-66 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Milos RaonicRaonic – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Andrey RublevRublev (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (4-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-1) – H2H and prediction