the danish Holger Runenumber 9 in the world rankings, met the forecasts and sealed his qualification for the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam (Netherlands), after defeating the Frenchman 6-4, 6-4 this Wednesday Constant Lestienne.
Rune, whose best result this season was the semifinals reached last week at the Marseille tournament, asserted his strength on serve to beat the French tennis player who came from the front.
The young Danish tennis player, who last year beat the Serbian Novak Djokovic in the Masters 1000 final in Paris, he will face Dutchman Gijs Brouwer in the round of 16.
The round of 16 commitment seems more complicated for the Italian Jannik Sinner, that will be the measure, after defeating Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1 on Wednesday, with the tournament’s number one seed the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas looking for a spot in the quarterfinals.
A round where the presence of the Swiss is safe Stan Wawrinkawinner of three Grand Slam titles, defeating Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday.
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov also sealed his ticket to the quarterfinals by defeating Poland 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (5) against Hubert Hurkacz, seeded number five in the tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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