Good feelings continue for Holger Rune. The Dane maintained his good streak (4-1) against Matteo Berrettini and with a 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (6) victory he qualified for the third round of the Australian Open, one away from equaling their best record, the round of 16 in 2023.
His next rival in Melbourne is Serbian Miomir Kecmanovicwho beat Polish Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2.
The Dane, thirteenth seed, suffered to win the first sethe lost the second without a chance and it was in the third where he got his game together and with a single ‘break’ he took advantage.
Mistakes by rivals marked the evolution of the fourth set, which was again decided in a tiebreaker. The Italian enjoyed a 5-2 lead, but four straight points from Rune, who produced his best game, They rounded the score and put victory on a plate for the Dane.
Berrettini was a semifinalist at the 2022 tournament, losing to Rafael Nadal before winning the title.
Source: La Verdad
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