Will Rune surprise against Djokovic?

Holger Rune survived the match against Quentin Halys after all. In a five-set thriller, the youngster prevailed 3-2 against the French tennis pro, setting the stage for the showdown against Novak Djokovic. The two players will now meet in the round of 16 at Wimbledon 2024.

According to the quotes of the best bookmakers, the “Djoker” is the favorite for this round of 16 match. For a Rune vs. Djokovic bet on the world number two from Serbia, odds of just 1.31 are currently on offer. If the Dane is successful, however, the stake can be more than tripled.

Last year, Rune reached the quarter-finals of the grass court classic. The adventure only ended there against the eventual tournament winner Alcaraz. The – at the time – 20-year-old suffered a clear defeat in three sets

How far Rune gets this time depends above all on the result against Novak. If the Danish youngster wins the showdown against the record Grand Slam winner, there is even a realistic chance of reaching the Wimbledon final. Our Rune vs Djokovic prediction does not rule out a surprise for the underdog. The bonus promotion at Neobet can also be used for this!

Holger Rune – Statistics & current form

Holger Rune is in the last 16 of the prestigious grass-court classic for the second time in a row. A year ago, Rune also made it through to the quarter-finals and only had to bow out against Alcaraz. Prior to that, the Danish youngster had also eliminated some top-class players with impressive performances – including seasoned serve-and-volley players such as Dimitrov.

This year, the opponents in the previous rounds were manageable. Holger Rune went into each of the three Wimbledon matches so far as the favorite – according to the bookmakers with a German license. For the first time ever, the youngster is now classified as an underdog, which is by no means surprising with an opponent like Novak Djokovic.

Rune has already met the record Grand Slam winner from Serbia five times in his current career. In these five encounters, the now world no. 15 has emerged victorious twice. The last time was in May 2023, when Rune beat Djokovic 2:1 at the Masters in Rome 2023

Enough potential to win on grass against Novak?

Since losing to Jordan Thompson at Queen’s Club just under a month ago, Holger Rune has won each of his last five grass court matches – including two exhibition matches against Cameron Norrie and Karen Khachanov. At Wimbledon 2024, the 21-year-old has so far held his own against opponents such as Kwon, Seyboth Wild and Halys.

In these three rounds, Rune only dropped four sets. Two of these four sets against Halys in his fifth five-set thriller. Although Rune was only broken twice in these five sets, the victory against the French challenger was hard-fought. After all, Halys won 84% of his points on his first serve.

It remains to be seen whether this match is still in Rune’s bones or whether there was enough recovery time to overcome the hurdle against Novak. If you want to bet on the youngster in Rune vs. Djokovic, you can also use a free bet at the bookmakers. Some bookmakers offer the first free bet after successful account verification!

Novak Djokovic – Statistics & current form

Novak doesn’t have a clean slate again. As in the previous round against youngster Jacob Fearnley, the world number two also lost a set against Alexei Popyrin. Nevertheless, he managed to reach the last 16 of the grass court classic in four sets. Djokovic’s service game was particularly commendable.

In the four sets against Popyrin, the Grand Slam record winner won 69 out of 78 points on his first serve and thus had a point rate of 88%. If he can build on this, Novak should not have too much trouble against Rune either and book his quarter-final ticket. The “Djoker” has already prevailed against Rune in the last two Head-2-Heads.

However, Djokovic lost a set in both encounters – the last time at the 2023 ATP Finals. So far, the world number two from Serbia has never won against Holger Runge without losing a set. It is quite possible that the negative trend will continue this time against the Danish challenger

Can Djokovic still keep up with the younger generation?

Just under a month ago, Novak had already reached the quarter-finals of the French Open 2024. After his energy-sapping success against Francisco Cerundolo, the “Djoker” had to withdraw in the following round against Ruud due to injury. There were already signs of a withdrawal against Cerundolo.

Novak now seems to have recovered from that injury. At least that is what the latest results show. Anyone wishing to place a prediction on a 3:0 win for the Serbian favorite in Rune vs. Djokovic can also use the Betano bonus.

Since 2017, Novak Djokovic has only been beaten by Carlos Alcaraz on the “sacred grass” at Wimbledon – will it stay that way?

Holger Rune – Novak Djokovic head-to-head comparison / H2H result

The two players meet for the sixth time. Novak leads the Head-2-head against Rune with a record of 3-2. Djokovic has beaten the Danish youngster 2-1 in their last two meetings. In any case, betting on both players to win a set in every H2h between Rune and Djokovic has paid off so far

Holger Rune – Novak Djokovic betting tip

The round of 16 showdown against Novak Djokovic comes at a bad time for Holger Rune. After the exhausting five-set thriller against Quentin Halys, the youngster will now have to overcome the difficult hurdle against the co-favorite to win the title. As expected, Rune is classified as the underdog.

Novak has only lost once at the grass court classic in London since 2017. That defeat came last year in the final against Carlos Alcaraz. It is therefore understandable that the record Grand Slam winner is rated as one of the favorites to win the title at Wimbledon

We still expect a competitive match between the two players and believe Holger Rune is capable of winning a set. Because the youngster played an exhausting match against Halys, it cannot be ruled out that Rune will be physically weaker against Djokovic. Our Rune vs Djokovic betting tip therefore aims for Rune to win the first set. We use three units