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Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Holger Rune: ATP Munich – Quarterfinal
The two-time ATP Munich champion, Holger Rune, will take on the qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler in the quarterfinal of the tournament.
Marc-Andrea Huesler Profile
Marc-Andrea Huesler is 223rd in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 47 in the world. The score is 16-11 for the season and 9-3 on clay courts.
Huesler is coming off a 6-2, 6-4 win over Yannick Hanfmann in the round of 16 match. Previously, he defeated Marko Topo 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. Huesler needed to go through the qualifiers to make it to the main draw in Munich, where he defeated Jan Choinski 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, and Alessandro Giannesi 6-3, 6-0.
Last week at the Madrid Challenger, Huesler made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Stefano Napolitano. Earlier this season, he also reached the semifinals of the Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Challenger.
This is Huesler’s second appearance in Munich; after last year, he made it to the round of 16.
Holger Rune Profile
Holger Rune is currently 12th in the ATP rankings and last year he reached his best ranking being No. 4 in the world. The Danish is 17-8 for the season and 3-1 on clay courts.
He is coming off a 6-4, 6-2 win over Daniel Elahi Galan in the round of 16.
Last week in Monte Carlo, Rune made it to the quarterfinal where he lost 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to Jannik Sinner. On his way there, he defeated Grigor Dimitrov and Sumit Nagal.
Rune’s best result this season was the final in Brisbane where he lost to Dimitrov, and he also reached the semifinals in Montpellier and Acapulco.
Rune won the last two years in Munich.
Head-to-Head – Huesler leads 2-1
- Rune vs Huesler 7-6, 6-2 (2023 ATP Montpellier, round of 16)
- Huesler vs Rune 6-4, 7-6 (2022 ATP Sofia, final)
- Huesler vs Rune 6-3, 6-4 (2022 ATP Bastaad, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
The two-time ATP Munich champion Holger Rune will take on Marc-Andrea Huesler in the quarterfinals, a player who has a winning record against him. Huesler is having a solid week in Munich, going all the way from the qualifiers to the quarterfinals. Rune is not playing his best tennis, but he is getting there, and there is no better place to reach the top of his form than Munich, where he won the titles in the last two seasons. Even though everything goes in Rune’s favor, this will not be an easy task for him. Huesler has an excellent serve, is a tall player, and can stay calm under pressure. This is a huge opportunity for him to make a huge jump in the rankings, and Huesler will stay long enough in this match to take it over 21.5 games in total.
