Wimbledon 2024: Holger Rune vs Quentin Halys preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (15) Holger Rune vs (Q) Quentin Halys
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
Tournament: Wimbledon 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Prize: £50,000,000
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel & ESPN | India - Disney+ Hotstar | UK - BBC | Canada - TSN
Holger Rune vs Quentin Halys preview
Fifteenth-seeded and last year's quarter-finalist Holger Rune will take on French qualifier Quentin Halys in the third round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Rune's season has been a mixed bag. The Dane has made it to the quarter- and semi-finals of events but reached just one final. The former World No. 4 reached the final of the Brisbane International where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov.
At the Majors, Rune suffered a shock loss at the hands of Arthur Cazaux in the second round at the Australian Open. At the French Open, he lost a tight five-setter against Alexander Zverev in the fourth round.
Before Wimbledon, Rune just played one match on grass this year. The Dane lost the opening round against Jordan Thompson at the Queen's Club Championships. In the first round at SW-19, Rune secured a straight-sets victory over Kwon Soon-woo. In the second round against Thiago Seyboth Wild, Rune lost the first set but recovered to win the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Quentin Halys has not made meaningful progress at any of the events he has played, mostly struggling to make it to the main draws. However, at this year's Wimbledon, the Frenchman has secured five consecutive wins so far. Halys took out Gregoire Barrere, Jay Clarke, and Beibit Zhukayev in the qualifiers.
In the main draw, Halys had an impressive straight-sets victory over last year's quarter-finalist Christopher Eubanks in the first round. The Frenchman took out 21st-seeded Karen Khachanov after a five-set thriller in the second round.
Holger Rune vs Quentin Halys head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the two players, so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.
Holger Rune vs Quentin Halys odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Holger Rune vs Quentin Halys prediction
Rune won 82% of first-serve points against Seyboth Wild in the previous round. The Dane hit 16 aces in the match, showing great accuracy while serving. Rune also came to the net 28 times, winning 71% of the points. However, the Dane faced difficulty in converting break point opportunities as he could only break his opponent five out of 13 times.
Halys hit 24 aces in his match against Khachanov. He won 86% of his points behind his first serve. The Frenchman relied heavily on his net play, coming to the net 78 times in the match. He won 76% of the net points to complement his baseline game.
Rune is the favorite to win this encounter. The Dane is the higher-ranked player and has the experience of playing in the latter stages of the grasscourt Major. If Halys can keep up serving the way he did in the previous round, he might take a set off of the Dane, but Rune should be able to win the match.
Pick: Rune to win in four sets