Staunch Holger Rune survives Dimitrov in the 3rd round to collide vs Sinner. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO DRAW AND RESULTS. Rune outlasts Dimitrov to play Jannik Sinner in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Grigor Dimitrov

Holger Rune outlasts Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(9) 3-6 7-6(2) in the 3rd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Rune is going to play against Jannik Sinner in the quarter. The epic lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Rune
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Rune's Record

Rune added to his prize money € 69,620 after winning this match. He has already won € 149,685 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rune will add € 124,740 to his earnings to get in total € 274,425 in total.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Grigor Dimitrov Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Dimitrov
Holger Rune
7-69 3-6 7-62
3h:30
Grigor Dimitrov
125
125
Total points
127
127
60
60
Winners
54
54
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
70%
70%
1st in
63%
63%
64%
64%
1st won
73%
73%
60/94
60/94
1st won
54/74
54/74
54%
54%
2nd won
47%
47%
22/41
22/41
2nd won
20/43
20/43
-- Break Points --
1/4
1/4
Total
3/10
3/10
25%
25%
Won
30%
30%
See Full Stats

Rune won this match even if he scored less points than Dimitrov (125 vs. 127).

Rune

Rune won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities.

Dimitrov

On the other side, Grigor had some problems converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Rune and Dimitrov is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Holger Rune vs. Jannik Sinner – stats

Rune will fight against Sinner in the quarter.

This will be the 4th time that Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Holger Rune Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rune 7-6
RuneDimitrov
7
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuneDimitrov
7
6
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
RuneDimitrov
6
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuneDimitrov
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneDimitrov
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
RuneDimitrov
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneDimitrov
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuneDimitrov
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RuneDimitrov
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RuneDimitrov
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
RuneDimitrov
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneDimitrov
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
RuneDimitrov
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneDimitrov
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

The Dane won the set after he broke Dimitrov in the 7th (4-3) game. Grigor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Rune maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-6.

The Dane converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Dimitrov converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 40-A).

They played 111 points. It’s worth to point out that, Holger won this set even if he scored less points 5 than Dimitrov (53-58). Holger dropped 30 points on serve (39-30). In addition, on the other side, the Bulgarian conceded 14 points on serve (28-14).

2nd Set -
Dimitrov 6-3
DimitrovRune
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
DimitrovRune
6
3
15
15
30
15
40
15
DimitrovRune
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
DimitrovRune
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
DimitrovRune
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
DimitrovRune
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
DimitrovRune
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
DimitrovRune
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
DimitrovRune
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

Rune started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd game (2-0). That break resulted decisive for Grigor to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

Grigor failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

The Bulgarian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Dimitrov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 52 points. The Bulgarian conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Dane (29-23). Dimitrov conceded 9 points on serve (20-9). On the losing side, the Dane conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).

3rd Set -
Rune 7-6
RuneDimitrov
7
6
D
1
0
R
2
0
R
3
0
D
4
0
D
4
1
R
5
1
R
6
1
D
6
2
D
7
2
RuneDimitrov
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
RuneDimitrov
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
RuneDimitrov
5
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneDimitrov
4
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
RuneDimitrov
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneDimitrov
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneDimitrov
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
RuneDimitrov
2
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuneDimitrov
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
RuneDimitrov
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
RuneDimitrov
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Holger had no problems to win the tiebreak 7-2.

Tiebreak

Rune won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0) and 9th (7-2) point.

The Dane won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

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

The Dane wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40). On the other side, Grigor was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A and 40-A).

They played 89 points. The Dane was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Dimitrov (47-42). Holger dropped 17 points on serve (36-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Dimitrov conceded 11 points on serve (25-11).

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

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

  • Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-4)
  • Holger RuneRune – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (7-69 3-6 7-62)
  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (5-7 6-3 6-1)
  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 6-3)
  • Jannik SinnerSinner – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 6-2)
  • Casper RuudRuud – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-2)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-5 7-63)
  • Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 7-5)

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