Holger Rune victorious over Christopher O Connell 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in London on Monday. Rune will face Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Rune's Record

The Dane added to his prize money € 17,215 after winning this match. He has already won € 36,885 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rune will add € 32,215 to his earnings to get in total € 69,100 in total.

Highlights Holger Rune vs. Christopher O Connell cinch Championships – London

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Rune
Connell
6-3 6-4
1h:17
66
66
Total points
51
51
30
30
Winners
30
30
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
59%
59%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
4
4
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
60%
60%
1st in
72%
72%
79%
79%
1st won
77%
77%
30/38
30/38
1st won
30/39
30/39
72%
72%
2nd won
40%
40%
18/25
18/25
2nd won
6/15
6/15
-- Break Points --
2/7
2/7
Total
0/3
0/3
29%
29%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Holger scored 66 points vs. Christopher’s 51.

Rune

Holger served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (30/38) behind his first serve, and he won 72% points (18/25) on his second serve. Rune won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.

O Connell

On the other side, Christopher wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Rune and O Connell is 2-0 for Holger.

Draw and next match H2H: Holger Rune vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald – stats

Rune will fight against Mcdonald in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Holger Rune and Mackenzie Mcdonald face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Rune and Mcdonald (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Rune 6-3
RuneConnell
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneConnell
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneConnell
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
RuneConnell
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneConnell
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuneConnell
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneConnell
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneConnell
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RuneConnell
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
RuneConnell
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Holger conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).

O Connell was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Rune converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Christopher was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 66 points. The Dane won 6 more points than the Australian (36-30). Holger conceded 10 points on serve (27-10). Regarding the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 9 points on serve (20-9).

2nd Set -
Rune 6-4
RuneConnell
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
RuneConnell
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
RuneConnell
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneConnell
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuneConnell
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuneConnell
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
RuneConnell
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
RuneConnell
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
RuneConnell
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Rune grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-4).

Holger converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Dane didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Rune won 9 points more than the Australian (30-21). Rune surrendered 5 points on serve (21-5). on the other side of the court, Christopher conceded 9 points on serve (16-9).

1st
Rune
Connell
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Rune
Connell
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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  • Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-4)
  • Holger RuneRune – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 6-4)
  • Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Alex BoltBolt (6-2 6-4)
  • Daniel EvansEvans – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (7-5 6-2)
  • Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-76 7-5 6-4)

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