In the “Holger Rune On His Big Win Over Berrettini | 2024 Cincinnati 1R” YouTube video, Rune reflects on his tough match against Matteo Berrettini, who had a 10-match winning streak. Rune acknowledges the challenges of facing a confident opponent on the quick and bouncy court, which suited Berrettini’s powerful serve and slicing abilities.
Rune admits that his first hits were poor but credits Berrettini for making him play poorly. He then shares how he managed to create more pressure on Berrettini’s return games by using his great return more effectively. Rune also emphasizes the importance of maintaining the right balance between passion and composure.
Rune in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWLWWWL At the moment ranked no.16, Holger achieved a 30-16 win-loss record in 2024. The Dane is now competing in Cincinnati where he ousted the world no.42 Matteo Berrettini 2-6 6-1 6-4.
Holger Rune will play the world no.39 Nuno Borges in the 2nd round on Thursday at 6:30 pm on COURT 4. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune.
The Dane was the finalist in Brisbane (Brisbane International).
Rune won 4 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
Currently ranked no.42, Matteo played his last match on the 14th of August when he lost to world no.16 Holger Rune 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
Until now, during this year Berrettini owns a 25-7 record. The Italian has won 3 titles in 2024 in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel. Berrettini got to the final in the Phoenix Challenger and Stuttgart.
He is also scheduled to play in Winston-Salem (Winston-Salem Open) on the 18th of August and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 26th of August.
Holger Rune and Matteo Berrettini squared off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Rune.
