Holger Rune and Nuno Borges will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:30 pm on COURT 4. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.32
Nuno Borges -> 3.4

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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Nuno Borges

This will be the 2^nd time that Holger Rune and Nuno Borges face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Rune won 6-0 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Acapulco back in 2023.

Highlights Holger Rune vs Nuno Borges – Acapulco 01-March-2023

Holger Rune

Ranked no. 16, Rune got to the 2^nd round after beating Matteo Berrettini 2-6 6-1 6-4.

In the 1^st round against Berrettini, Rune recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-4). During the match, Rune and Berrettini scored the same amount of points (70). However, the world no. 16 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Dane was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about the service games, Rune scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Holger Rune lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Rune put 62% of his first serves in, winning 62% (26/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (16/26) on the 2nd serve. Rune broke Berrettini 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Rune has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (236-122). 13-6 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Rune has a composed43-36 record in the last 7 years on hard.

Holger’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Brisbane.

Holger has an aggregate 30-16 win-loss record in 2024, 13-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Nuno Borges

Ranked no. 39 (career-high), the Portuguese got to the 2^nd round after defeating Jeff Wolf 5-7 6-3 6-4, Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(4) 6-1 and Adrian Mannarino 6-4 3-6 6-1.

In the 1^st round, Nuno defeated Mannarino (6-4 3-6 6-1). During the match Borges scored 100 points vs Mannarino’s 86. The Portuguese was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.

About the serving games, Borges made 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve once and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 67% of his first serves in, winning 69% (47/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the 2nd serve. Borges broke Mannarino 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Phoenix Challenger where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-5 7-6(4) and in Bastad where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2.

The Portuguese has an aggregate 30-20 win-loss record in 2024, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Rune	Borges
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	8
Tot Games	25	77
Pts	70-70	266-227
Total Points	140	493
Winners	26	104
%Winners	37%	39%

Rune played 1 match while Borges competed in 3 matches. Borges started his run from the qualifications while Rune had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Rune surrendered 1 set, while Nuno Borges lost 2 sets. Rune has played 5 set(s) less than Borges (3 vs 8). Therefore, Rune played 52 games less than Borges. Rune scored 26 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Borges recorded 104 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Rune	Borges
Aces	4	15
Avg per match	4	5
1st in	42/68	152/251
%1st in	62%	61%
1st pts	26/42	104/152
%1st pts	62%	68%
2nd pts	16/26	58/99
%2nd pts	62%	59%

Rune managed to score 4 aces . Borges managed to score 15 aces (5 per match). Rune won 62% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Rune	Borges
Won	4	12
Converted	4/8	12/28
% Converted	50%	43%
Conceded	3	19
Saved	0	13
% Saved	0%	68%
Times Broken	3	6

Holger broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Rune dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Borges broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.

Rune
	R1 Berrettini	Total
Score	2-6 6-1 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	25	25
pts	70-70	70-70
Total points	140	140
Winners	26	26
%Winners	37%	37%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	42/68	42/68
% 1st in	62%	62%
1st pts	26/42	26/42
% 1st pts	62%	62%
2nd pts	16/26	16/26
% 2nd pts	62%	62%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/8	4/8
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	0/3	0
Saved %	0%	0%
Times Broken	3	3

Borges
	Q1 Wolf	Q3 Vukic	R1 Mannarino	Total
Score	5-7 6-3 6-4	7-64 6-1	6-4 3-6 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	31	20	26	77
pts	98-89	68-52	100-86	266-227
Total points	187	120	186	493
Winners	38	19	47	104
%Winners	39%	28%	47%	39%
SERVE
Aces	7	0	8	15
Double Faults	3	2	3	8
1st in	56/91	28/59	68/101	152/251
% 1st in	62%	47%	67%	61%
1st pts	38/56	19/28	47/68	104/152
% 1st pts	68%	68%	69%	68%
2nd pts	18/35	21/31	19/33	58/99
% 2nd pts	51%	68%	58%	59%
Breaks
Won	5	4	3	12
Converted	5/12	4/5	3/11	12/28
Converted %	42%	80%	27%	43%
Conceded	7	2	10	19
Saved	3/7	1/2	9/10	13
Saved %	43%	50%	90%	183%
Times Broken	4	1	1	6

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