Rune was cramping against Miomir Kecmanovic in the fourth set of the third round, and it was amazing the 21-year-old was even able to win. He lost most of his ability to maneuver the baseline, so he started to stand and deliver massive blows from both wings. The forehand ultimately got him here, as he was absolutely scorching from that side of the court.
His recovery is going to be extremely important heading into a match with Sinner, but I’d at least expect the best Rune has to offer for the first two sets or so. If he can do some damage there, he should go Over his personal games total of 13.5.
Sinner has won two matches in a row against Rune, but the 21-year-old has beaten him twice in their four career meetings. And it’s not like all of those wins came a long time ago. Rune beat Sinner in the semifinals in Monte Carlo in 2023, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5. And interestingly enough, Rune has won more than 13.5 games in three of the four matches these two have played. That’s noteworthy because these two have never played a best-of-five match against one another. In the match he didn’t reach this mark, he came up just a half-game short.
