Marcos Giron vs Holger Rune Prediction & Betting Tips - Toronto, Canada

Prediction published on 09/08/2023, 16:22  by Joseph King | Modified on 09/08/2023 at 16:23 in ATP Toronto Predictions

The ATP National Bank Open at Toronto round of 32 pits American Marcos Giron against the fifth-seeded Holger Rune. The winner of this matchup will go on to face either Tommy Paul or Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16. The 20-year-old Rune is riding high in 2023 and has recently achieved his current career high ranking of sixth in the ATP. It’s been a phenomenal year for the Dane who is establishing himself along with Carlos Alcaraz as likely the two best young players in the game today. His results speak for themselves with a record of 39 wins and 15 losses in this calendar year. Rune finished as the runner-up in Acapulco, Monte Carlo and Rome as well as being crowned champion of the BMW open at Munich. He also made a run to the quarter-finals at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Rune comes into this matchup on the back of losing in his last three outings following defeats to Alcaraz, Riedi and Gasquet.

70th ATP ranked Marcos Giron is a heavy underdog to advance against the much higher-ranked Rune. However, the 30-year-old comes into this encounter in fine form after winning his previous three appearances at this tournament to reach this stage. Giron got past Chappell and Albot in the qualifiers before knocking off 54th-ranked Ruusuvuori in the first round in straight sets. The American will also take confidence from the fact that he emerged victorious in the only previous meeting between the two players at last year’s Wimbledon. This will be their first meeting on a hard court surface where Giron does the majority of his work. 395 of Giron’s 600 career matches have taken place on hard courts where he has a career best 60.25% winning mark. Marcos Giron has a record of 21 wins and 19 losses in 2003 including a record of 9-8 on hard surfaces.