World number seven Holger Rune takes on Italy’s and 130th-ranked Fabio Fognini in the third round of the 2023 ATP Rome Open on Sunday, May 14. Get the predictions and odds of this Holger Rune v Fabio Fognini match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Holger Rune v Fabio Fognini Head to Head
There has been one previous meeting between these two players which came in the Montreal Open of 2022. Rune ran off to a straight-set win.
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Rune Eases Past Fils
Arthur Fils was 4/1 odds to surprise Rune but there was just one-way traffic for most parts of this second round encounter.
In a match lasting an hour and 24 minutes, Rune overcame Fils 6-3, 6-3 to march into the third round where he will face a former clay court Masters 1000 champion. More on that in the section below.
Rune was quick off the blocks, breaking Fils in the very first game of the opening set and then adding a second one to his name in the fifth. After missing out two set-points in the seventh game and then getting broken in the eighth, Rune finished it off with a third break of the set.
The second set was a lot straightforward for the Danish number one as he broke his opponent in the fourth game, saved a break-point in the fifth before serving it out to love.
This follows a title win at the Munich Open, a runner-up trophy in Monte-Carlo but a third round exit in Madrid. Rune will start off a favourite to go past the third round hurdle this time around.
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Fognini Takes Down Kecmanovic
It took him nearly two hours alright but Fognini made it past Miomir Kecmanovic in his second round match after having gotten rid of Andy Murray in the opener.
Fognini did miss out on three match-points in the second set tie-breaker after having racked up a 6-3 advantage in the tie-breaker but he didn’t let that affect him too. He converted the fourth match-point he got to win 6-3, 7-6 (6) to make it to the third.
Where Fognini seemed to score over Kecmanovic was his first serve percentages, with the Italian winning 88% of those as compared to 64% for his opponent. That also ensured Fognini did not face a single break-point in the entire match while he himself earned eight of them, of which he won six.
The question now is this new and improved Fognini can take the attack to the opposition of the quality of Rune and recapture some of the lost glory. Glory that had seen him win a Monte-Carlo Masters title at the expense of Rafael Nadal.
Rune v Fognini Prediction and Tip
We believe Rune will continue to remain a favourite but expect Fognini to surprise him for a while.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Rune to win AND Over 19.5 games in the match: 11/10
The 2023 ATP Rome Open will be played from May 9 to 21. 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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