Holger Rune and Marc-Andrea Huesler will play against each other in the second round of the Open Sud de France. The match will start on February 9 at 19:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Rune – 1.79.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.68.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.976.
Rune is behind Hüssler in head-to-head encounters (0-2). Even so, we believe that Holger is the clear favourite to win the match. The Dane is good on Indoor hard courts, having beaten Novak Djokovic at the Masters in Paris last year on indoor hard court. We’re betting on a convincing win for Rune in this match.
Rune has lost to Huesler twice before and we believe that Holger will work on his mistakes in the upcoming match and will be able to close the gap in the head-to-head encounter. We expect the Danish player to play to his strength and will most likely end in two sets.
Rune picked up two victories in the Davis Cup last week. The Dane quietly defeated India’s Yuki Bhambri and Sumit Nagal.
These were his first matches since the Australian Open. In Melbourne, Holger made it through the first three rounds before losing to Andrey Rublev (3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7). Before that, he defeated Filip Krajinovic (6-2, 6-3, 6-4), Maxime Cressy (7-5, 6-4, 6-4) and Ugo Humbert (6-4, 6-2, 7-6).
In the match against Rublev, Rune dropped several match points. In the deciding tie-break, the 19-year-old led with a score of 5-0 but again failed to take advantage.
It is also worth noting that in early January Rune lost to Yoshihito Nishioka (6-2, 4-6, 4-6) of Japan in the first round of a tournament in Auckland.
Rune has lost at least a set in five of his last eight encounters against left-handed players.
Marc-Andrea Huesler, meanwhile, beat Luca Van Assche (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) in the first round.
The 18-year-old Frenchman put up a good fight, but the Swiss still has more experience, which often plays a role too.
Marc-Andrea played two class matches in the Davis Cup last week. First, a win against Oscar Otte, then a win over former world #2 Alexander Zverev (6-2, 7-6).
Huesler made it one round in Adelaide in January, beating Artur Rinderknech (4-6, 7-6, 6-4) and losing to Karen Khachanov (4-6, 4-6). Then, he lost to John Millman (7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 2-6, 3-6) in the first round of the Australian Open.
Huesler has picked up three wins in their previous five matches against higher-ranked opponents.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Holger Rune’s Rating – 9
Holger Rune Wins/Losses in 2023 – 5/2
Marc-Andrea Huesler’s Rating – 49
Marc-Andrea Huesler Wins/Losses in 2023 – 6/2
In 3 of Huesler’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.976.
Marc-Andrea Huesler leads with a score of 2-0 in head-to-head encounters. The last time they played was at Sofia Open in 2022. In that match, Marc-Andrea Huesler defeated Holger Rune (6-4, 7-6) in two sets.
The match will be played in Court Patrice Dominguez, Arena Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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