Holger Runesecond seed in to Queenincreased the level to the second grass victory of his sports career (6-3 and 6-4) and made it out of the London tournament Ryan Penistona local favorite.
The Dane, who didn’t know a win on grass before this tournament, took his tally of winning shots to 23 and didn’t drop his serve, against a Peniston side that couldn’t defend the quarterfinals they won last year year.
The Englishman, who suffered from a stomach tumor as a child, had three chances to break Rune’s serve, two of them in the first set and one in the second set, but was unable to convert and, despite public favor , he fell to number six in the world.
Rune, who defeated American gunfighter Maxime Cressy in the first round, will face Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals. The Italian went three sets with Ben Shelton and for the first time on the ATP circuit he will face Rune.
Source: La Verdad
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