His third attempt will have been the right one. Andrey Rublev, beaten in the final in Monte-Carlo in 2021, as well as in Cincinnati the same year, this time won a Masters 1000. The Russian, world number 6, dominated in three sets Holger Rune (5-7, 6 -2, 7-5), following an indecisive final. The 19-year-old Dane, 9th player in the world, will long regret this third set.
Twice he went 5-1 in the last set. Rublev hung on and he managed to pick up the score, before taking his opponent’s service at 5-5, following two missed smashes from the Dane, who had the gift of annoying him.
Big hitter, big character, Rune did not hesitate to play with the Monegasque public to add a little spice to this final, but the Russian, much more placid, knew how to keep his cool in important moments. Rublev succeeds the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, winner of the last two editions.
