Rune rallies past Ruud to reach Rome final
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ROME, May 20
Holger Rune fought from a set and a break down on Saturday to book a place in the Italian Open final with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fourth seed Casper Ruud.
The 20-year-old Dane established Scandinavian superiority as he overhauled the Norwegian, who played the Roland Garros final a year ago against Rafael Nadal and has two semifinals in Rome.
Rune will bid for the title on Sunday against the winner from Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who play their semifinal later.
Ruud lost for the first time in five meetings with his rival, with all of their matches being played on clay.
Rune, who knocked out top seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, said that he relaxed when he thought all was lost on the court.
Holger Rune fought from a set and a break down on Saturday to book a place in the Italian Open final with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fourth seed Casper Ruud.
The 20-year-old Dane established Scandinavian superiority as he overhauled the Norwegian who played the Roland Garros final a year ago against Rafael Nadal and has two semi-finals in Rome.
Rune will bid for the title on Sunday against the winner from Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who play their semi-final later.
Ruud lost for the first time in five meetings with his rival, with all of their matches being played on clay.
AFP
Holger Rune fought from a set and a break down on Saturday to book a place in the Italian Open final with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fourth seed Casper Ruud.
The 20-year-old Dane established Scandinavian superiority as he overhauled the Norwegian, who played the Roland Garros final a year ago against Rafael Nadal and has two semifinals in Rome.
Rune will bid for the title on Sunday against the winner from Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who play their semifinal later.
Ruud lost for the first time in five meetings with his rival, with all of their matches being played on clay.
Rune, who knocked out top seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, said that he relaxed when he thought all was lost on the court.
Holger Rune fought from a set and a break down on Saturday to book a place in the Italian Open final with a 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fourth seed Casper Ruud.
The 20-year-old Dane established Scandinavian superiority as he overhauled the Norwegian who played the Roland Garros final a year ago against Rafael Nadal and has two semi-finals in Rome.
Rune will bid for the title on Sunday against the winner from Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who play their semi-final later.
Ruud lost for the first time in five meetings with his rival, with all of their matches being played on clay.
AFP