Holger Rune downs Safiullin in the 1st round to play vs Shevchenko. HIGHLIGHTS – ROTTERDAM RESULTS

ABN AMRO OPEN - ROTTERDAM DRAW AND RESULTS. Rune topples Safiullin to come up against Alexander Shevchenko in the 2nd round

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

Holger Rune gets by Roman Safiullin 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Rotterdam on Wednesday. Rune will have to play Alexander Shevchenko in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 53 minutes. This run will match his best achievement in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.

Rune
Rotterdam
Rune's Record

The Dane added to his prize money € 14,570 after winning this match. He has already won € 31,225 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rune will add € 27,270 to his earnings to get in total € 58,495 in total.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Roman Safiullin ABN AMRO Open – Rotterdam

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Safiullin
Holger Rune
6-4 2-6 6-1
1h:53
Roman Safiullin
85
85
Total points
77
77
35
35
Winners
35
35
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
9
9
3
3
Double Faults
1
1
63%
63%
1st in
57%
57%
69%
69%
1st won
76%
76%
35/51
35/51
1st won
35/46
35/46
63%
63%
2nd won
43%
43%
19/30
19/30
2nd won
15/35
15/35
-- Break Points --
3/10
3/10
Total
2/8
2/8
30%
30%
Won
25%
25%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Rune scored 85 points vs. the Russian’s 77.

Rune

Holger won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.

Safiullin

On the other side, Safiullin had a tough time converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Rune and Safiullin is 2-0 for Holger.

Draw and next match H2H: Holger Rune vs. Alexander Shevchenko – stats

Rune will take on Shevchenko in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Holger Rune and Alexander Shevchenko face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Rune won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 2nd round in Brisbane back in January 2024.

Holger Rune Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Dane clinched in the 10th game (6-4) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

Rune failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Dane converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Dane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 77 points. Holger was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Safiullin (44-33). Rune conceded 5 points on serve (24-5). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 20 points on serve (28-20).

2nd Set -
Safiullin 6-2
SafiullinRune
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
SafiullinRune
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SafiullinRune
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SafiullinRune
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SafiullinRune
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SafiullinRune
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SafiullinRune
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SafiullinRune
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

The Russian in this set didn’t concede much to the Dane and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Holger in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Dane couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Roman was unerring in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Safiullin didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. Safiullin won 11 more points than Rune (29-18). Safiullin was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). On the other side, Rune conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).

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

The Dane won the set after he broke the Russian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.

The Russian was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

The Dane converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 42 points. Holger won 8 more points than Safiullin (25-17). Rune dropped 10 points on serve (17-10). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 8 points on serve (7-8).

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

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