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Rune begins title defence despite Munich hail

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Holger Rune kickstarted his quest for a third consecutive BMW Open title on Thursday when he raced past Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-2.

Despite rain and hail suspending play after just two points, the second seed and Galan returned to court after a 50-minute delay. The wet, cold conditions in Munich, where temperatures were around five degrees celsius, did not stop Rune from a standout serving performance. The 20-year-old dropped just two points behind his first delivery (26/28), according to Infosys ATP Stats.

“It was very cold, I think we all felt it. But I’m from Denmark so I’m used to it,” said Rune, who wore a compression long sleeve shirt under his kit. “It was great to finish in two sets for sure and it’s nice to be back in Munich. I’m enjoying it.”


Rune, No. 12 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is 10-0 at the ATP 250 in Munich, where he lifted the trophy the past two seasons. Now 16-8 on the season, the Dane will meet qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler in the quarter-finals. The Swiss lefty beat home hope Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-4.

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Second seed Holger Rune continued his quest for a third consecutive Munich title by defeating Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4, 7-6(3). The 20-year-old saved all four break points faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Rune, No. 12 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is 11-0 at the ATP 250 in Munich. Up next for the Dane is fourth seed Jan-Lennard Struff or fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Struff led Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 3-1 when their match was suspended due to bad light.

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Rune battles back to survive Navone scare in Madrid, Zverev advances

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Holger Rune battled back from the brink on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he rallied from a set and a break down to overcome Argentine Mariano Navone 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4 in a Madrid thriller.

The Dane trailed 5-7, 5-6 and was just two points from defeat in the second set. However, from 30/15 up, Navone hit two costly double faults, before Rune converted on his break point chance to level and force a tie-break. The 20-year-old upped his aggression in the tie-break, taking large cuts to level.

Rune then recovered from a dip from 5-1 up in the third set. After Navone closed to 4-5, the four-time tour-level titlist held firm on serve, saving a break point before eventually sealing victory on his fifth match point after two hours and 59 minutes.

Rune, who struck 38 winners, according to Infosys ATP Stats, let out a roar after sealing victory with a volley winner, taking in the embrace from the crowd.

The No. 12 player in the PIF ATP Rankings is 18-9 on the season. Rune has reached the final at the clay-court ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte-Carlo and Rome. He will continue the quest for his first trophy of the season in the third round against Tallon Griekspoor after the Dutchman beat Taro Daniel 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Navone reached tour-level finals on clay in Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest earlier this season and was competing at a career-high No. 41 this week. The 23-year-old played with confidence and quality against the Dane, showing great heart to save four match points before ultimately falling short.

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