Novak Djokovic35 years old, still world number 1 and six-time Italian tournament champion, gave his crown to Rome Masters 1,000 by losing in the quarterfinals to Holger Rune, at 20 years old, was even more shameless and prepared for big goals: 6-2, 4-6 and 6-2 in 2h.19′. The Dane, 7th in the ranking, will look for a place in the semifinals against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (4th) or the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo (31st).
Holger Rune kills Djokovic and makes it to the semifinals!
epic match. #TheTennisCourt pic.twitter.com/Ma1OxHkFMy— Tennis on Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarTenis) May 17, 2023
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The Serbian this week defended 1,000 points for his title last year and, with this loss, he will lose 640, so the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will oust him next Monday by a larger margin to extend his reign for more weeks, all with Roland Garros on the nearest horizon (May 28-June 11).
Rune instilled more and more respect on the world circuit, he slipped anyone in front of him, even Djokovic, the player he was with. Rafael Nadal the record of 22 grand slam and he is fighting to be considered the best tennis player in history. It doesn’t matter anymore. Rune, at his best, dares all and sundry.
The blow of the first set (6-2) is already a warning of the bar that the Serbian must reach if he wants to overcome Rune and polish his statistics in Rome: always at least in the quarterfinals in his 17 participations, up to 13 times already he reached the semifinals, but the Dane suffered his fourth loss in the quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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