Holger Rune will play against Thiago Monteiro in the first round of the tournament in Stockholm. The game will start on October 17 at 17:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Rune – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.64.
Monteiro took a shot at the tournament in Gijon, but we don’t expect history to continue. In Stockholm, the coverage is quite fast. It’s not to Thiago’s advantage. His style of play is not suited to these courts. Rune is much better on the court. We think Holger will get past Thiago without too much trouble.
Monteiro is not the kind of tennis player who can cause problems for Holger. Maybe on other surfaces, Thiago could do it, but there is nothing for him to do in the hall.
A fortnight ago, Rune played one of his best tournaments of the season. In Sofia, he reached the final of the competition. Holger could have taken the title, but in the decisive match, he found no countermeasures against the confident action of Marc-Andrea Huesler (4-6, 6-7).
In 2022, Rune had only one tournament won. In April, he managed to win the Challenger in San Remo. After that, he could become the Munich champion but suffered an injury in the decisive match. He did not finish the match against Van De Zandschulp at the time.
Thiago is just starting to play his first indoor games. Until this season, the Brazilian had avoided such matches. However, in 2022, Thiago decided to change all that. The Latin American has not had many wins. However, Monteiro is trying.
Last week, Thiago even managed to win one match in Gijon. In the first round, he defeated Benjamin Bonzi (6-4, 7-5). He was unable to do anything more. In the next match, Thiago lost to Pablo Carreno-Busta (4-6, 6-7).
In 3 of Monteiro’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 1.76.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Rune’s Rating – 27
Holger Rune Wins/Losses in 2022 – 35/26
Monteiro’s Rating – 65
Thiago Monteiro Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/31
Holger Rune and Thiago Monteiro will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Stockholm Open: Rune vs Monteiro at 1xBet.