Holger Rune vs James Duckworth Prediction & Betting Tips - Brisbane International

Prediction published on 04/01/2024, 06:13  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Holger Rune continues with his Brisbane International campaign and will next battle the qualifier James Duckworth. The two will square off in the quarterfinals with the winner playing either Roman Safiullin or Matteo Arnaldi next. Holger Rune battled through three sets for the second successive match here to advance to this round. After defeating Max Purcell in his opener, the Dane got the better of Alexander Shevchenko last time out. The current world number eight is making his debut here. Rune isn’t a strong performer on hard courts. Currently on the surface, for his career, has won just two more matches than the total he has lost.

James Duckworth considers hard courts as one of his favoured surfaces to play on. The Australian has dominated on the surface throughout his career. He should therefore be confident of causing an upset here. The 31-year-old is currently on a five-match winning streak and four of those wins have come in Brisbane. He started his debut campaign here in the qualifying rounds and won his first three matches without dropping a set. The current world number 116 came from a set down to defeat Yannick Hanfmann in the last round. Duckworth registered 43 of his 51 wins last season on hard courts.