Tim van Rijthoven will face Holger Rune in the first round of the Sofia Open. The game will start on September 27 at 12:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+3.5) for Van Rijthoven – 1.59.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.61.
Van Rijthoven is excellent on fast surfaces. He has a strong serve. This could be a problem for Rune. It is difficult for the Dane to play against tennis players with a similar style of play. It is possible that he will not be able to defeat Tim.
This is likely to be a difficult encounter. Van Rijthoven relies on his serve. He often plays tie-breaks in his matches.
The tennis world really got to know van Rijthoven in early June, when he sensationally won the tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Tim defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-4, 6-1) in the final. In addition, Tim defeated Taylor Fritz (6-7, 7-5, 6-4) and Felix Auger Aliassime (6-3, 1-6, 7-6).
Shortly afterwards, van Rijthoven went three rounds at Wimbledon before losing to Novak Djokovic (2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 2-6). In doing so, he managed to take one set from the Serb.
In late August, Tim won one match at the US Open. In the second round, he was stopped by Casper Ruud.
Van Rijthoven has won five times in his previous eight matches against the top 50.
Rune played in a tournament in Metz last week. It didn’t turn out so well. After Roland Garros, where he reached the quarter-finals, the Dane failed in several tournaments. So he was not expected to do much here either.
In the first round, Holger defeated Benjamin Bonzi (6-4, 4-1). However, he was not without luck. His opponent could not finish the match due to injury.
In the second round, Rune was defeated by Alexander Bublik (3-6, 7-5, 4-6).
Rune has won three of his last five starts at the indoor hard courts.
In 3 of Tim’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 1.61.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Van Rijthoven’s Rating – 106
Tim van Rijthoven Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/17
Rune’s Rating – 31
Holger Rune Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/25
Rune leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Open De Oeiras in 2021.
The match will be played at Center Court, Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Sofia Open: Van Rijthoven vs Rune at 22bet and MelBet.