Alexander Zverev beats Rune in the 4th round to play vs De Minaur. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Zverev overcomes Rune to square off with Alex De Minaur in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Holger Rune

Alexander Zverev aces Holger Rune 4-6 6-1 5-7 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 4th round in Paris on Monday. Zverev will try to keep the momentum against Alex De Minaur in the quarter. The epic lasted 4 hours and 11 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Zverev
Paris
Zverev's Record

Zverev added to his prize money € 165,000 after conquering this match. He has already won € 415,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Zverev will add € 235,000 to his earnings to get in total € 650,000 in total.

Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Holger Rune French Open – Paris

Zverev’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zverev
Rune
Alexander Zverev
4-6 6-1 5-7
7-62 6-2
4h:11
Holger Rune
163
163
Total points
141
141
74
74
Winners
63
63
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
39
39
Unforced
50
50
44%
44%
Ratio Unforced
56%
56%
50/73
50/73
Net Approaches
30/47
30/47
68%
68%
Perc
64%
64%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
10
10
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
71%
71%
1st in
57%
57%
76%
76%
1st won
66%
66%
74/97
74/97
1st won
63/96
63/96
44%
44%
2nd won
46%
46%
17/39
17/39
2nd won
33/72
33/72
-- Break Points --
8/23
8/23
Total
6/10
6/10
35%
35%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, the German scored 163 points vs. Holger’s 141.

Zverev

Alexander served very well to win 76% of the points (74/97) behind his first serve. Yet he won only 44% points (17/39) on his second serve. Alexander struck 16 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The German won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 35% (8/23) of the procured opportunities.

Rune

On the other side, Holger was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered points (6/10). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Zverev and Rune is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Alex De Minaur – stats

Zverev will play De Minaur in the quarter.

This will be the 10th time that Alexander Zverev and Alex De Minaur face off. The head to head is 7-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the 4th round in Indian wells back in March 2024.

Alexander Zverev Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rune 6-4
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6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
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30
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4
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15
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Dane conquered in the 5th game (3-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Holger was on the money in converting all his break points in the 5th game (2-2 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, the German was spot on in converting all his break points in the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 62 points. Holger conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Alexander (33-29). Holger dropped 12 points on serve (23-12). On the other side, Zverev conceded 10 points on serve (17-10).

2nd Set -
Zverev 6-1
ZverevRune
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1
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ZverevRune
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0

Zverev was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Holger Rune in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Zverev to win the set since Holger found the way to break back in the 5th (1-4) game. Alexander kept his cool to break the Dane in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Certainly, a key moment was when the German won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The German converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Holger converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 5th game (0-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 54 points. Zverev was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Rune (33-21). The German lost 9 points on serve (15-9). In addition, on the other side, Holger conceded 18 points on serve (12-18).

3rd Set -
Rune 7-5
RuneZverev
7
5
15
0
30
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40
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40
15
RuneZverev
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40
RuneZverev
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5
0
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40
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4
15
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40
0
RuneZverev
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4
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15
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3
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15
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3
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15
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40
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2
15
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0
RuneZverev
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2
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15
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40
RuneZverev
2
1
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RuneZverev
2
0
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15
RuneZverev
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30
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A
40

Zverev didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Holger Rune in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for the Dane to win the set as Zverev succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Holger maintained his focus to break Alexander in the 12th (7-5) game.

The Dane was unerring in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zverev was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 61 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Holger won just 3 more points than Alexander (32-29). Holger lost 11 points on serve (23-11). on the other side of the court, the German conceded 9 points on serve (18-9).

4th Set -
Zverev 7-6
ZverevRune
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6
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ZverevRune
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ZverevRune
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40

Alexander won the set after he broke Holger in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. The Dane tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, Zverev managed to stay calm and finish the job to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

Tiebreak

Alexander won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1) and 9th (7-2) point.

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

The German converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Dane converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 77 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Zverev won just 1 point more than the Dane (39-38). Zverev surrendered 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the court, the Dane conceded 14 points on serve (24-14).

5th Set -
Zverev 6-2
ZverevRune
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2
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30
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15

Alexander in this set stepped up in a great fashion to overplay the Dane and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Rune in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The German converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the German didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 50 points. Alexander conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Rune (32-18). The German was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, Rune conceded 16 points on serve (15-16).

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

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