Indian Wells 2025: Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune preview, prediction, and live stream details
Jack Draper set up the Indian Wells final clash with Holger Rune after ending two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz's campaign in the semifinals.
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Jack Draper has progressed to his first final at Indian Wells after knocking out two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz with scoreline of 6-1, 0-6, 6-4. Following his win, Draper is pitted against Holger Rune, who beat the two-time tournament finalist Daniil Medvedev.
Alcaraz and Medvedev were the finalists in the 2023 and 2024 edition of Indian Wells. But this year, two players born in the 2000s will play for the first time in the final of an ATP event above the 500 level.
Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune: Match Details
- Surface: Outdoor hard court
- Tournament: Indian Wells 2025
- Match: Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune
- Date: March 16, 2025
- Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
- Round: Final
- Time: 5:00 p.m. local time
Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune: Match Preview
Jack Draper arrived at Indian Wells after losing the Qatar Open final to Andrey Rublev. The Australian Open was Draper’s first tournament of the season and he produced his best in the Melbourne Slam when he reached the fourth round.
At Indian Wells then, Draper breezed past 2024 Next-Gen ATP Finals winner Joao Fonseca to kick start his campaign. After knocking out three home favorites, Jenson Brooksby, Taylor Fritz, and Ben Shelton in straight sets, the Brit scheduled the semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz.
Draper registered his top 5 wins in a week as he registered victories over World No.3 Alcaraz and World No.4 Fritz. The 23-year-old was knocked out of the fourth round on his debut in the California desert in 2023. The following year, he suffered a first-round exit.
Holger Rune, on the other hand, lacked consistency during the start of the season. He fell in the first match of the Brisbane International and was defeated by World No.1 and eventual winner Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open fourth round.
He could not win more than one match in the next three tournaments he played. At the Rotterdam Open, he was knocked out of the last 16, was defeated in his first match of the Argentina Open, and food poisoning forced him to cancel his fourth-round match in the Mexican Open right after losing three games in a row in the first set.
At Indian Wells then, Rune went past Corentin Moutet and Ugo Humbert before eliminating 2025 Dubai Open champion Stefanos Tsitsipas. After his three-set win over Tallon Griekspoor, Rune tied the head-to-head record over Daniil Medvedev to 2-2.
Like Draper, Rune too is set to play his first final in the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season. He made his Indian Wells debut in 2021 and was knocked out of the first set. He was defeated in the second round the following year; while in 2023, he advanced to the third round and to the quarterfinals in 2024.
Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune: Match Prediction
Holger Rune has not yet won a title since the 2023 BMW Open. Jack Draper was the winner of two titles last year. He took home the Stuttgart Open and the Vienna Open.
The upcoming match will be their second meeting on the tour following the 2024 Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals where the Dane had secured the win in straight sets. Given his red-hot form and his triumph over Carlos Alcaraz, not to forget his campaigns at the Australian Open and the Qatar Open, Draper will enter the match as the favorite to win.
Match Prediction: Jack Draper to win in three sets.
Jack Draper vs. Holger Rune: Live Stream Details
- Australia – beIN Sports
- New Zealand– Tennis TV
- India – Discovery India
- USA – Tennis Channel
- UK – Sky UK
- Canada – TSN
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