Holger Rune has shortly grow to be a Prime 10 titan.

Along with his win in opposition to World No. 4 Casper Ruud within the Internazionali BNL d’Italia semi-finals Saturday, the Dane is now 9-3 in opposition to Prime 10 opponents within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the reason that begin of the Rolex Paris Masters six-and-a-half months in the past.

The 19-year-old went 5-0 in opposition to Prime 10 gamers throughout his historic Paris-Bercy run and has gained his previous seven matches in opposition to Prime 5 opponents (7-1 general). He has defeated World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Ruud en path to the ultimate in Rome, the place he’ll face World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev for the crown.

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Rune and World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz have been greater than a match for the very best gamers on the ATP Tour. Amongst lively gamers, solely Novak Djokovic (69%) and Rafael Nadal (64.6%) have a greater profitable share in opposition to Prime 10 opposition.

Rune is now 13-9 in his younger profession in opposition to the Prime 10, giving him a win price of 59.1 per cent. Alcaraz is 16-9 in opposition to the elite group (64%), together with 4-0 in 2023.

Based on Infosys ATP Stats, solely 12 gamers within the Open Period who’ve certified with a minimal 30 matches personal a profitable share of at the very least 50 per cent in opposition to Prime 10 opponents, and all of them have reached No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. Though Alcaraz and Rune have solely performed a mixed 44 matches in opposition to Prime 10 opponents, they’d be close to the highest of the listing.

Amongst lively gamers, Alcaraz and Rune personal a greater profitable share in opposition to the Prime 10 than Andy Murray (53%), Daniil Medvedev (49.3%), Alexander Zverev (43.8%) Stefanos Tsitsipas (41.3%), Nick Kyrgios (39.7%) and Dominic Thiem (39%).

That efficiency has helped them transfer to the highest of the game. Alcaraz is World No. 2 and Rune on Monday will ascend to a career-high World No. 6. Their rivalry will probably be one to look at for years to come back.