World number nine Holger Rune faces the 22nd-ranked Matteo Berrettini in the third round of the 2023 ATP Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday, April 13. Get the predictions and odds of this Holger Rune v Matteo Berrettini match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Holger Rune v Matteo Berrettini Head to Head
There have been two previous meetings between these two players and it’s 1-1 on head to head. Berrettini had won at the Indian Wells Open last year while Rune retaliated with a win in Acapulco earlier this season.
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Rune Routs Thiem
After getting a first round bye, Rune did not waste a lot of time in getting past Dominic Thiem in the second.
He was on court for an hour and 36 minutes to pocket a 6-2, 6-4 victory, breaking the former world number three times in the encounter. Rune faced two break-points but had no trouble saving both.
Where Rune will need to get slightly better will be his second serves off which he won a mere 52% of the points. One can, however, write that off as it was Rune’s first match on clay for the season.
He has shown what he’s capable of on dirt, having made the quarterfinal of the French Open last season. The first of his three career titles – all of which came last season – was on clay too.
Can he now overturn another player who possesses a solid record on this surface?
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Berrettini Makes His Way Back Against Cerundolo
It took Berrettini two hours and 43 minutes in the end but he found a way in the end to get past Francisco Cerundolo in his second round encounter.
The Italian shrugged off the loss of the first set, squandered a whopping 13 break-points and still won 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-4 to claim his place in round three here for the first time in his career.
Berrettini, who had routed Maxime Cressy in the first round, raced away to a 5-0 lead in the first set but then looked to have lost his focus as Cerundolo clinched the next seven games in a row to win the set.
In the second, lost just six points on serve and had set-points in the 12th game which he failed to convert, bringing back memories of the first set. Fortunately for him, the following tie-breaker was a much better showing as he levelled things out.
All that Berrettini needed in the decider was one break of serve and he earned that in fifth game. From that point on he held easily to move past his Argentine opponent.
Can he overcome Rune in this?
Rune v Berrettini Prediction and Tip
Rune starts a 1/2 favourite here but we do think Berrettini could be a difficult proposition on clay and could even come through.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Berrettini to win a set: 3/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2023 ATP Monte-Carlo will be played from April 9 to 16. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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