12 months on the pair will renew their rivalry on the very same stage. They have performed simply as soon as since final 12 months’s beef, with Rune successful their latest encounter within the semi-final of the Rome Masters. He nonetheless trails their head-to-head with one win to 4 losses.

Addressing the off-court points from their final French Open conflict, Rune mentioned: “Yeah, I mean, obviously there was drama last year and I hope we can make less drama this year. We played each other in Rome. It was a good match, I think.”

And the drama has formally been put to mattress forward of their subsequent assembly because the four-time title winner added: “He's a good player. I respect him. There's no problem. We're good. Should be a match without problems, hopefully. Just looking forward to it.”