Holger Rune

It's somewhat hard to believe just two weeks ago Denis Shapovalov was not only beating Rafael Nadal in Rome but finishing it off with a nice and easy 6-2 ...

Then going on to hold to love in the very next service games with two aces and a stunning backhand pass after a great point. Once again just when it looked as if Shapovalov was finding something to build off, the unforced errors crept back into his aggressive game leading to the Dane finishing the job, 6-3 6-1 7-6(4). At 3-3 in the third the Dane had triple break point and squandered the first with a poor lob attempt before Shapovalov held with four great points back-to-back. Unfortunately for the lower ranked man, it was followed by another poor unforced error to gift the break back. Both men were a bit nervy but still able to hold serve with Shapovalov having the first chance to break at 2-2. On the other side of the net an enthusiastic teenage only kept rubbing salt in the wound holding three back-to-back love service games to close out the set.

Holger Rune upset 14th seed Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4) for his maiden Grand Slam win in the first round in Paris. The 19-year-old believes his ...

Rune had an early taste of the big stage at the US Open last year, when he came through qualifying to take his place in a Grand Slam main draw for the first time. I had a lot of chances, but I'm just happy that I stayed focused and finished the match in three sets.” “I think it's nice,” said the Dane. “This is what you work for every day, to be able to play the biggest tournaments. While aware he was facing an established Top 20 opponent, Rune was determined to only concentrate on what he could control in his first tour-level meeting with the Canadian. “It was definitely a tough match,” said Rune. “Denis can play some unbelievable tennis. “Even last year I was in the same progress.

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The better the opponent is, the better he plays himself.” It is a prerequisite that he can stand up in a fifth and decisive set. Since he was 11, in fact. “I had no idea who he was. But Rune held strong and then raced into a 5-2 lead in the tiebreak before sealing it 7-4. Holger Rune has just beaten Denis Shapovalov, the world number 15, in straight sets at the French Open 6-3, 6-1, 7-6.