Holger Rune will play against Ugo Humbert in the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel. The match will start on October 27 at 20:20.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Rune – 1.74.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.80.
The Dane is not going to let up. Rune is determined to make his next tournament a success. He is likely to reach the quarter-finals. Humbert is still far from his best form. We doubt he will be able to fight against Holger.
The two men competed against each other at the Indian Wells tournament this season. Rune won that match with a score of 6-3, 6-2. It’s unlikely anything will change now.
Rune is making cruising progress and is not going to let up. He has been to two finals in the last month. In Sofia, he failed to win the title. In the decisive match, he lost to Marc-Andrea Huesler. However, in Stockholm, Holger took the title. In the final, Rune defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4).
He also made a good start in Basel. In the first match, he did not leave a chance for Alex De Minaur. The Australian was beaten with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
Rune has won the last six meetings on the indoor hard courts.
Ugo Humbert never managed to get back to his former level. He played a lot on the Challengers. He even won some tournaments. However, he failed to make it back into the top 100.
In Basel, Ugo had to play in the qualifiers. He was up to the task. He got past Aslan Karatsev (4-6, 7-6, 6-1) and Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-3). Already in the main grid, Humbert did not leave a chance for Jenson Brooksby (6-1, 6-4).
Humbert has four wins in his last five matches at the ATP 500 level.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Rune’s Rating – 25
Holger Rune Wins/Losses in 2022 – 41/26
Humbert’s Rating – 103
Ugo Humbert Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/27
In three of Humbert’s last five matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.022.
Rune leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Indian Wells Masters in March. In that match, Rune defeated Humbert (6-3, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Swiss Indoors Basel: Rune vs Humbert at 1xBet.