Daniel Altmaier vs Holger Rune Prediction: The Dane is listed as a notable favorite

In the round of 32 of the Paris tennis tournament, the 54th ranked Daniel Altmaier will meet with the 7th number of ATP ranking Dane Holger Rune. The guys in the Tour have met only once, in 2021 on a clay court in Italy and that meeting was won in three sets by the Dane, who is listed as a notable favorite in the pairing.

Altmaier played only one match in Paris, winning in the first round against Frenchman Fils in two sets. In the second round, Altmaier had to play with American Fritz, but the American dropped out of the draw. It should be noted that the German had a 4-match losing streak before the start of the Masters in Paris. Daniel failed at the tournaments in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vienna.

Last week, the Dane reached the tournament's semifinals in Basel, where he lost to Canadian Auger-Aliassime in two games. In Paris, as we predicted, the Scandinavian had no problems in his match against Dominic Thiem, defeating the Austrian in two sets in one hour and 31 minutes. During the game, Rune served six times with three double faults and won 81% of points on the first serve and 48% on the second. It should be noted that Rune has double motivation for the Masters in Paris. In addition to the fact that the Dane came to the French capital to defend the title, which he won last year, Holger is fighting to get to the final tournament. At the moment, Holger is eighth in the list of contenders. Five tennis players have already been determined, three are left, plus two substitutes. If he defends his title in Paris, Rune will play 100% at the Finals.

The only match between the German and the Dane turned out to be a protracted one, but that doesn't mean that the upcoming encounter will be a high-scoring one. In more than two years, Rune has improved a lot; he has become a top-10 ATP player, while Altmaier is only the 54th ranked player in the world, and the German made it to the round of 32 only because Taylor Fritz dropped out of the draw. Rune gained good form for the Masters in Paris, which the Dane intends to win again. In the first round, Holger took out Dominic Thiem very confidently, and if the Dane plays the upcoming match at the same level as he did against the Austrian, he will surely win again in two games.