Holger Rune and Karen Khachanov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL . Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.64
Karen Khachanov -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Karen Khachanov
There is no head to head record between Holger Rune and Karen Khachanov since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 5-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-24 | 21-12 | 11-6 | 10-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 13, the Dane reached the semifinal after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5 6-4, Sebastian Baez 4-6 6-1 6-2 and Casper Ruud 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The Dane had a good straight sets win against Ruud (6-4 6-2). During the match, Rune scored 63 points vs Ruud’s 50. The Dane was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rune wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Holger Rune lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rune put 53% of his first serves in, winning 79% (23/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Rune broke Ruud 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rune has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Rune has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 66% of his matches (265-139). 3-2 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rune has a composed125-57 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
Holger’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Indian Wells.
The Dane has an aggregate 14-9 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-10 | 5-6 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-22 | 14-12 | 8-4 | 14-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-18 | 18-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-25 | 17-11 | 9-7 | 6-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-24 | 17-9 | 5-6 | 8-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 27, Karen reached the semifinal after beating Cameron Norrie 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-5 6-4 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Davidovich Fokina (6-4 7-5). During the match Khachanov scored 71 points vs Davidovich Fokina’s 68. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Khachanov made 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Karen Khachanov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Khachanov put 63% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. Khachanov broke Davidovich Fokina 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Karen has a compiled 8-8 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rune | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 76 |
| Pts | 220-185 | 259-227 |
| Total Points | 405 | 486 |
| Winners | 90 | 99 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Both Rune and Khachanov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Rune surrendered 1 set, while Karen Khachanov surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rune and Khachanov have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Rune played 11 games less than Khachanov. The Dane scored 90 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Karen recorded 99 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rune | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 129/206 | 135/229 |
| %1st in | 63% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 90/129 | 99/135 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 41/77 | 48/94 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 51% |
Rune fired 5 aces (1.7 per match). Khachanov made 13 aces (4.3 per match). Rune won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Khachanov won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rune | Khachanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 14 |
| Converted | 13/25 | 14/39 |
| % Converted | 52% | 36% |
| Conceded | 18 | 21 |
| Saved | 13 | 13 |
| % Saved | 72% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
Rune broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Rune lost his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 14 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rune | |||||
| R1 Ramos-Vinolas |
R2 Baez |
1/4 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 25 | 18 | 65 | |
| pts | 76-63 | 81-72 | 63-50 | 220-185 | |
| Total points | 139 | 153 | 113 | 405 | |
| Winners | 34 | 33 | 23 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 41% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 47/71 | 53/80 | 29/55 | 129/206 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 53% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 34/47 | 33/53 | 23/29 | 90/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 62% | 79% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 14/27 | 13/26 | 41/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 52% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 55% | 57% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 70% | 75% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Khachanov | |||||
| R1 Norrie |
R2 Munar Clar |
1/4 Davidovich Fokina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 22 | 22 | 76 | |
| pts | 107-85 | 81-74 | 71-68 | 259-227 | |
| Total points | 192 | 155 | 139 | 486 | |
| Winners | 40 | 29 | 30 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 50/87 | 40/71 | 45/71 | 135/229 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 56% | 63% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/50 | 29/40 | 30/45 | 99/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 15/31 | 12/26 | 48/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 48% | 46% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/15 | 5/12 | 14/39 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 27% | 42% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/6 | 7/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 67% | 70% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWLLWL Tennis Scores in Barcelona
- Alexander Erler/Constantin FrantzenErler/Constantin Frantzen – Hugo Nys/John PeersNys/John Peers (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Joe Salisbury/Neal SkupskiSalisbury/Neal Skupski – Nikola Mektic/Michael VenusMektic/Michael Venus (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
