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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Holger Rune vs Jiri Lehecka
Tournament: Brisbane International 2025
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
Prize Money: $766,290
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN+
Holger Rune vs Jiri Lehecka preview
Third seed Holger Rune will square off against Jiri Lehecka in the first round of the Brisbane International 2025.
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Rune's results in 2024 didn't live up to the highs he attained in 2023. Fourth-round appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon were his best results at the Majors. He advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters and the Cincinnati Open, and reached the last eight at the Indian Wells Masters and the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Rune's only final of the year came at the start of the season in Brisbane. He lost to Grigor Dimitrov in two competitive sets. He finished the season ranked No. 13 and with a 45-23 record.
Lehecka started the 2024 season with back-to-back losses in the group stage of the United Cup. He bounced back by winning his first career title at the Adelaide International. He advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal at Indian Wells and bettered that result with a semifinal showing at the Madrid Open with a win over Rafael Nadal in the fourth round as well.
Following his run in Madrid, Lehecka was away for four months due to an injury. He reached the third round of the Cincinnati Open and the US Open upon his return. He then made the quarterfinals in Beijing, was the runner-up in Antwerp, and a semifinalist in Belgrade. He had a 30-19 record in 2024 and ended the season ranked 28th.
Holger Rune vs Jiri Lehecka head-to-head
Rune leads Lehecka 2-0 in the head-to-head. He won their previous encounter at this year's Shanghai Masters in straight sets.
Holger Rune vs Jiri Lehecka odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Holger Rune vs Jiri Lehecka prediction
While Rune had more match wins in 2024, Lehecka was the one who won a title. While an ill-timed injury halted his progress, he was able to find his footing quite quickly upon his return and advanced to another final as well.
These two met a couple of months ago in Shanghai, and Rune edged past him in two sets. He didn't lose his serve even once during the encounter and saved all two break points that he faced.
Nevertheless, Lehecka is a top 30 player and could put Rune in a spot of bother. The Czech youngster had a 7-7 record against top 20 players in 2024, so he's more than capable of going toe-to-toe with the big guns on the tour. However, the Dane's perfect winning record against him does suggest that he knows what to do in this match-up, and he could tally his third consecutive win in this rivalry.
Pick: Holger Rune to win in three sets.
