A truly epic and principal final is looming in Stockholm. Stefanos Tsitsipas infamously lost to Holger Rune at Roland Garros last year. The match will start on October 23 at 14:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Rune – 1.56.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.70.
Rune is clearly on the rise at the moment. The move under Muratoglu has had a positive effect on the Norwegian’s game. Holger has already defeated two great players in Stockholm: Norrie and De Minaur. We think he can cope with Tsitsipas too. All the more, the only head-to-head encounter in this pairing was won by Rune.
Both opponents have a strong serve in their arsenal. This automatically increases the likelihood of a long match. There have been four tie-breaks in Tiafoe’s last two matches. This match is likely to be a topsy-turvy one as well.
Tsitsipas reached the final for the second tournament in a row. Earlier in Octoberб Stefanos reached the final in Astana, where he lost to Novak Djokovic (3-6, 4-6).
On his way to the final in Stockholm, he had a fairly steady progression on the whole. At the start of the competition, he defeated Maxime Cressy (7-6, 7-6) on two tie-breaks. Tsitsipas then took on Mikael Ymer (7-5, 6-3) in two sets. In the semi-finals, Stef had no trouble against Emil Ruusuvori (6-2, 6-2).
Tsitsipas has won his last seven matches on the Stockholm courts.
Rune reached his first final under new coach Patrick Mouratoglu last week. In Stockholm, Holger passed some pretty serious opponents on the tournament grid.
In the quarterfinals, he defeated Cameron Norrie (6-7, 6-3, 6-3) before defeating Alex De Minaur (4-6, 7-6, 7-5) in the semi-finals. Rune took on Thiago Monteiro (7-5, 6-2) and Cristian Garin (7-6, 6-1) in their first matches on the local courts.
Rune has won six of the last seven finals.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Tsitsipas’ Rating – 5
Stefanos Tsitsipas Wins/Losses in 2022 – 56/19
Rune’s Rating – 27
Holger Rune Wins/Losses in 2022 – 39/26
In Rune’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set․ We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Over 9.5” with odds of 1.58.
Rune leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head matches. The only time they met was at the French Open in May. In that game, Rune defeated Tsitsipas (7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in four sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Stockholm Open: Tsitsipas vs Rune at 1xBet.