It’s Holger Rune the next opponent of Jannik Sinner to Australian Open. The world number 1 beat the American in three sets Giron in the third round, making it their 17th consecutive win in one Slam on concrete. The Dane, however, beat the Serbian in five sets Miomir Kecmanović.
Career of Holger Rune
Currently number 13 of the ATP rankings, the class of 2003 he started playing tennis at the age of six, influenced by his sister who played the sport. He became world junior number one and won the title Roland Garros juniores In the 2019.
Considered one of the most promising talents in world tennis, he turned professional in 2020 and won his first Futures tournaments in Switzerland, Spain and Türkiye. He achieved his first ATP title in 2022 in Munich, defeating Alexander Zverev and in 2022 he also won the prestigious Rolex Paris Masters, beating Novak Djokovic in the final. In the 2023 reached the fourth place in the ATP world rankings.
The precedents with Sinner
Quattro these are the precedents between the Dane and the world number 1, with a final result of equality: both won two matches each.
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Masters1000 Montecarlo 2024 – Sinner beat Rune 6-4 6-7 (6) 6-3
ATP Finals 2023 – Sinner beat Rune 6-2 5-7 6-4
Masters1000 Montecarlo 2023 – Rune beat Sinner 1-6 7-5 7-5
ATP Sofia 2022 – Rune beats Sinner 5-7 6-4 5-2 retreat
