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Italian Open 2023: Arthur Fils vs Holger Rune – Preview, Predictions, Head-to-head and Stats

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Seventh seed Holger Rune will face the challenge of France’s Arthur Fils in the second round of the Italian Open

Arthur Fils is an emerging youngster on the ATP tour and has been pretty impressive so far at the Italian Open. The young Frenchman has overcome two rounds of qualifying to make it to the main draw of the tournament.

In the first round, Fils defeated Argentina’s Juan Cerundolo in a thrilling encounter that was played over three sets. However, he faces an uphill task against the much-fancied Holger Rune and it remains to be seen if he can pull off a major upset.

Arthur Fils

Holger Rune’s form coming into the match

Holger Rune has been one of the most in-form players on the ATP tour currently. He achieved his career-best ranking of World No.7 this year after a string of consistent results. Last month, Rune won his first ATP title of the season at the Bavarian International and will come into this tournament high on confidence.

Holger Rune

Rune is coming into this match following a disappointing second round exit from the Madrid Open last week. The Danish star will aim to brush it off as a one-off loss and focus on the job in hand. Rune’s consistency has been his strength this season and he will be one of the favourites to clinch the title in Italy. It remains to be seen if the 20-year-old can live up to the high expectations.

Details:

Date – Friday, 12th May

Court Type – Clay outdoor surface

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Telecast – Tennis Channel

Start Time – To be Announced

Location – Foro Italico

Match details – Round of 64 match

Head-to-head and Predictions

Fils and Rune have never played each other before on the ATP tour. This is the first professional head to head clash between the two players. On paper, Rune is the favourite both in terms of form and rankings. However, one can certainly not rule out Fils and the Frenchman is expected to put up a tough fight. Despite that, we are predicting a comfortable win for Rune in straight sets.

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