Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will meet sixth seed Holger Rune in the quarterfinal of the 2023 Wimbledon on Wednesday, July 12. Get the predictions and odds of this Carlos Alcaraz v Holger Rune match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Carlos Alcaraz v Holger Rune Head to Head
They are 1-1 from their previous meetings. Alcaraz won at the ATP NextGen tournament in 2021, while Rune won at the Paris Masters last year after Alcaraz withdrew in the second set while trailing 3-6, 6-6.
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Alcaraz Fights Back to Beat Berrettini
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz fought back after losing the first set to beat 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round on Monday.
Thanks to the win, the world no. 1 reached his maiden Wimbledon quarterfinal. The 20-year-old, who is playing just his third Wimbledon, had lost in the second round on his debut two years ago and was beaten in the round of 16 by Jannik Sinner last year.
However, this year, Alcaraz has been in sublime form and a 44-4 season record is a testament of that. Thanks to Monday’s win, Alcaraz has improved to 9-0 on grass as he won the Queen’s Club title before the start of Wimbledon. in all Alcaraz has featured in six finals this year and won five of them.
Against Berrettini, Alcaraz found himself a set down after the Italian got the solitary break of the first set in the eighth game. Alcaraz, who missed on three break point chances in the first set, wasn’t broken again in the match, while he converted 4 of 13 break point chances he created over the next three sets to register a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory.
This was a second straight match when Alcaraz lost a set. On Saturday, he had seen off a stubborn Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round.
An 11-time champion at the tour level, Alcaraz had begun his Wimbledon campaign with a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win over Jeremy Chardy in the first round and then defeated Alexandre Müller 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in round 2.
The 2022 US Open champion will now be looking to reach a third major semifinal. His second semifinal appearance was at Roland Garros against Novak Djokovic, but Alcaraz was denied a place in the final by the eventual champion.
He could once again meet the Serbian in the final and bring an end to his phenomenal streak in the grass court major. But both players still need two wins to reach that far and instead of looking to far beyond, they will be razor focused on the job at hand.
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Rune Rebounds to Stop Dimitrov
After showing his fighting abilities in an incredible third round turnaround against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Holger Rune once again displayed his ability to thrive under pressure as he bounced back from a set and 1-3 down to battle past Grigor Dimitrov in a four-set contest on Monday.
The 3 hour and 22 minute contest saw the 20-year-old edge two tiebreaks before dominating the fourth set to beat the Bulgarian 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
Rune got 61% of his first serves right and won 82% of those points. He hit 46 winners in the match, three fewer than his opponent, but also made 11 fewer unforced errors than Dimitrov’s 38.
With the win, Rune improved his season record to 38-12 and he is 8-1 on grass. This is just his second Wimbledon appearance after a first round defeat last year. It will be interesting to see if he can knock out the top seed on Wednesday.
Rune’s road to the quarterfinals included straight set wins over George Loffhagen and Roberto Carballés Baena in the first two rounds respectively. He then saved two match points and recovered from 2-6 and 5-8 in the final-set tiebreak to beat Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) in three hours and 56 minutes.
This is the third time that Rune has reached the quarterfinals of a major, with the first two last eight appearances coming at Roland Garros in the previous two editions. Can he now reach his maiden Grand Slam semifinal?
Alcaraz v Rune Prediction and Tip
Going by how the two have risen over the past year and a half, this seems to be a rivalry that will headline most of the top events in the future. Both are exceptionally talented and it is going to be a hard-fought contest. Alcaraz has been the better of the two this season and he may edge out the sixth seed to keep his chances alive.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Alcaraz to win: 1/4
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 40.5 games in the match: 5/6
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