2023-11-01 23:22:47
Young tennis star Holger Rune was one size too big for Dominic Thiem in the second round of the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris-Bercy. The Danish defending champion prevailed shortly following midnight on Thursday night with 6:4.6:2. Thiem also lost the second duel with Rune, who was ten years his junior, in two sets.
In front of 17,000 spectators in the hall, including German tennis legend Boris Becker in the Rune Box, Thiem found four break chances in the first set. But Rune fought off everyone and used his only one on the hard court in the first round: Thiem mightn’t come back from losing the service game to 3:4 once morest the more active and lively 20-year-old.
After qualifying, Thiem, who had slipped to 108th in the world rankings, had already lost the first set in the successful night shift once morest Stan Wawrinka in the first round. However, once morest the seventh-placed team in the world rankings, there was no turning point. Rune set the first pinprick in the third game and shortly followingwards he broke Thiem to make it 1:4.
With his back once morest the wall, Thiem suddenly played freely and created another, final break chance with remarkable passing shots. But Rune remained stable and secured the round of 16 duel with Daniel Altmaier following 1:31 hours. The German had previously benefited from the American Taylor Fritz.
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