Sofia Open LIVE: 19-year old Holger Rune is all set to begin his Sofia Open as he faces Tim van Rijthoven in the first round. Rune is the fifth seed and is eyeing his first title on hard courts this year. Meanwhile Rijthoven has had a breakthrough season as he won the Halle Open title after receiving a wildcard entry to the tournament. The match is set to begin at 2.30 PM Follow Sofia Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Sofia Open LIVE: Fifth seed Holger Rune and Tim van Rijthoven sets up blockbuster first round clash at Sofia Open 2022 – Follow Rijthoven vs Rune LIVE updates
On the practice court at @sofiaopentennis 🤗 pic.twitter.com/bEdn5NtE6c
— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) September 25, 2022
- 19-year old Holger Rune had a disappointing start to the season as he failed to go past the second round in any tournament on the season opening hard court season.
- He however made a dramatic turnaround in the clay court season. He started with a second round appearance at the Monte Carlo Masters.
- He won the Bavarian International title and also made it to the semifinals at Lyon Open.
- He reached his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, where he defeated seeded players like Denis Shapovalov and Stefanos Tsitsipas. He lost in the quarterfinal to Casper Ruud.
- Since then, he was winless at the Grass Court season. At the US Open, he bowed out from the third round.
- Before the Sofia Open, he reached the quarterfinal at the Moselle Open.
- Tim van Rijthoven’s season took a big turnaround at the grass court season this year.
- He received the wildcard at the Halle Open, where he defeated players like third seed Taylor Fritz, Second seed Felix Auger Aliassime and in the final, he defeated Daniil Medvedev to win his maiden ATP title.
- He then made it to the main draw at the Wimbledon and reached the fourth round, where he lost to Tim van Rijthoven.
- He lost in the first round at Hall of Fame Tennis Championships after losing to Mitchell Krueger.
- He then bowed out from the second round at the US Open. It was his lost tournament before the Sofia Open.
Rune vs Rijthoven Head-to-Head: Both the players will face each other for the first time in their career. Both the players have shown good form in recent times and though Rune is a higher-ranked player, he can face a good challenge from Rijthoven. Rijthoven has defeated opponents like Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev on grass this year and will look to continue the same on the hard court. An exciting contest is on the cards.
Where to watch Sofia Open 2022 LIVE?
The matches at the Sofia Open can be watched LIVE on Tennis Channel.
Sofia Open LIVE: Fifth seed Holger Rune and Tim van Rijthioven sets up blockbuster first round clash at Sofia Open 2022 – Follow Rijthoven vs Rune LIVE updates
