Holger Rune vs Grigor Dimitrov: 2024 Brisbane International - Preview & Prediction

06/01/2024 19:30 | by Zachary Wimer

Holger Rune started 2024 on a high note by playing brilliant tennis all week long to make the Brisbane International final against Grigor Dimitrov.

Holger Rune had hoped to face Rafael Nadal in the Brisbane International final, but ultimately, it didn't work out as Nadal failed to make it out of the other side of the draw. Jordan Thompson beat him in the quarter-final, but Grigor Dimitrov will be a worthy replacement.

The Bulgarian is experiencing some of the best days of his career on a tennis court, as he's been pretty solid in the past six months. He's healthy, and when he's healthy, he can play amazing tennis, which is what happened this week at the ATP 250 event.

Head-to-head:

Rune and Dimitrov have played before, and the H2H score is 1-1. They played at Wimbledon last year, and Rune won that match while Dimitrov won the most recent one in Beijing. That came during a time when Rune was playing bad tennis, and that's not the case anymore.

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Still, Dimitrov won this event in 2017 and has played really well each time he was in Brisbane. He won't be a pushover and has the tools to give Rune enough problems to make it interesting.

Prediction:

I'm not so sure that Dimitrov will have enough to actually win the match because Rune has a few tricks that he can utilize well. The match is certainly on Rune's racquet because he needs to hit a certain level actually to win. If he's not good enough, he'll get beaten.

Their match in Beijing demonstrated that. With that being said, I like what I saw from him, and I think he'll get it done. It probably won't be in two sets, but ultimately I do think he'll end up with the trophy.

Prediction: Holger Rune to win in three sets.

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