Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (2) Novak Djokovic vs (15) Holger Rune

Date: July 8, 2024

Tournament: Wimbledon 2024

Round: Fourth Round (Round of 16)

Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Grass

Prize Money: £50,000,000

Live Telecast: USA - ESPN, Tennis Channel | UK - BBC | Canada - TSN/RDS, ESPN International

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Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune preview

Second seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia will face 15th seed Holger Rune of Denmark in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Monday, July 8.

Djokovic has won his first three matches with relative ease, dropping two sets in the process. After easing past Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the first round, the second seed had to toil a little to beat Jacob Fearnley 6-3 6-4 5-7 7-5. He then beat Alexei Popyrin 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the third round to set up a clash with Rune.

Rune, meanwhile, has dropped three sets in the tournament so far. He beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the first round before prevailing over Thiago Seyboth Wild 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2. However, the 21-year-old had to dig deep to beat Quentin Halys 1-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1 in the third round to book a place in the Round of 16.

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Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune head-to-head

Despite their age-difference of 16 years, Djokovic and Rune have shared a good rivalry in recent times. They have squared off on five occasions, with Djokovic winning three of those matches and thereby leading their head-to-head 3-2.

Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune odds

Players	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Novak Djokovic
Holger Rune

(Odds will be added once they're available)

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Novak Djokovic vs Holger Rune prediction

With due respect to his three opponents so far, Djokovic's real test starts from the fourth round onwards. Rune has the backhand to match Djokovic's and hence, one can expect to see a lot of crosscourt backhand exchanges in the match.

However, where the Serb scores above the Dane is his ability to play well at the net and the precision in his shots. Djokovic also plays the backhand slice well and might use it to neutralize the 21-year-old's powerful backhand at times. Rune will put up a fight, but it isn't likley to be enough to get past the seven-time Wimbledon champion.

Pick: Djokovic in four sets.