Arthur Fils vs Holger Rune Preview & Prediction | 2024 Japan Open Tennis Championships | Semi-Final
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Two incredibly talented youngsters take centre stage at the Ariake Coliseum in the second semi-final as 20-year-old Arthur Fils meets 21-year-old Holger Rune
RANKING POINTS: ATP 500
START DATE/TIME: Monday 30th September, 2024, UK – not before 11:20am / US ET – not before 6:20am / US PT – not before 3:20am
VENUE: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
SURFACE: Outdoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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ARTHUR FILS VS HOLGER RUNE PREDICTION
No player has had a harder run to the semi-finals than Arthur Fils but the talented young Frenchman has grafted his way through. He had to produce a superb to beat Taylor Fritz in the first round and then received a touch of good fortune to progress when Matteo Berrettini was beating him but was forced to retire due to injury. He then produced a gritty performance to beat American Ben Shelton 7-5 6-7 7-6 Now he finds himself in the semi-finals.
He now meets Denmark's Holger Rune but represents another massive test for the young Frenchman. Rune Has fought his way past some quality opponents this week with the latest being Japan’s Kei Nishikori on Sunday in three sets.
The pair have played twice before and it was the Frenchman who won the last encounter earlier this year on clay. Rune was forced to retire in that match in Hamburg and he will back himself here now full fit.
Our preference in this match is for the Danish player to progress in the final. Fils has produced some outstanding displays to reach this stage, but we just fear he will run out of gas coming into this match. Rune Has far more pedigree at going the distance in these kind of tournaments and we back him to do the same here.
ARTHUR FILS VS HOLGER RUNE TIP: HOLGER RUNE TO WIN
