Holger Rune and Nuno Borges will face off in the 1^st round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.33
Nuno Borges -> 3.32

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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Nuno Borges

This will be the 3^rd time that Holger Rune and Nuno Borges clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Rune won 6-3 7-6(8) in the 2^nd round in Cincinnati back in 2024.

Holger Rune

Ranked no. 12, Holger will start his run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) to Opelka in the 2^nd round on the 22^nd of March.

Rune has an overall 11-8 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The Dane’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Indian Wells.

Talking about his overall career, Rune has an overall 262-138 record. He has a positive 122-56 record on clay.

Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

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

Nuno Borges

Ranked no. 43, the Portuguese will start his run in ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo after he played his last match in Marrakech where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Carballes Baena in the quarter on the 4^th of April.

Nuno has an aggregate 14-11 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Borges’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Auckland and the Phoenix Challenger.

In terms of his career, The Portuguese has an overall 297-144 record. He has a positive 124-58 record on clay.

Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Borges has never competed in this tournament before.

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (1-6 7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (7-6⁵ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-3 7-6⁷) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (4-6 7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (4-6 6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Marcos GironGiron – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Sander Gille/Jan Zielinski
  Gille/Jan Zielinski (7-6⁵ 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Richard GasquetGasquet – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-3 4-6 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Karen Khachanov/Andrey RublevKhachanov/Andrey Rublev – Nikola Mektic/Michael VenusMektic/Michael Venus (6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Julian Cash/Lloyd GlasspoolCash/Lloyd Glasspool – Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev (6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Petros Tsitsipas/Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas/Stefanos Tsitsipas – Christian Harrison/Evan KingHarrison/Evan King (4-6 7-6⁷ 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings

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• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-2) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (4-2) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Richard GasquetGasquet (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-1) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas MachacMachac – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jack DraperDraper – Marcos GironGiron (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Nuno BorgesBorges (2-0) – H2H and prediction