After a grueling three units within the second spherical of the Paris Masters, Stan Wawrinka despatched a powerful message to Holger Rune.
Wawrinka advised Rune after the match, “My advice to you is to stop acting like a kid on the court, okay?”
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Holger Rune saved three match factors in a 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(3) win over Stan Wawrinka.
Rune misplaced the opening set towards Wawrinka on the late break, and the Swiss once more threatened a decisive closing blow at 5–4 within the second. But Rune saved two match factors and began three straight video games and compelled a decider. There was only one break level on supply within the closing set, and it doubled as a match level, with Rune working to outlive on 5-6.
The 19-year-old was decided to carry on to his final eight service factors by working away with a tie-break and received.
Rune will face tenth seed Hubert Herkaz on Wednesday.
A finalist in three of their final 4 occasions, together with a title race in Stockholm, Rune has now received 14 of their final 16 matches. It’s a stretch that noticed him debut within the high 20 of the Pepperstone ATP rankings, as he debuted this week as world No. 18.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
