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2022 French Open Day 11: Holger Rune’s sensational run has come to an end as Casper Ruud books semi-final place tomorrow v Marin Cilic

by Sports Benches June 1, 2022

The Final Four is all set for Day 13 tomorrow at the French Open; Rafa Nadal v Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud v Marin Cilic. Casper Ruud proved too good to pull off at the start while youngster Holger Rune isn’t an easy opponent to face when he made up some lost time from the opening set down. But it’s Ruud who responded well to Rune’s competitiveness when he denied him a 3rd set closer at the tiebreak followed by a win that sent the Dane out of the Quarter-Finals here at Court Philippe Chatrier. The final score is 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 via 7-2 tiebreaker. 6-3.

Well, it’s been a great run but it all has to come to an end from 19-year-old Dane Holger Rune. He responded really well from the opening set down where Rune showed lots of fight to try and keep his French Open campaign alive. However, the poor starts really let him down after he was easily blown away while he just couldn’t kick on when Rune fell short in the 3rd set before he was over and done by Ruud. It’s his first grand slam knockout appearance which is quite a remarkable achievement just under 20 years old. He’s sure to create many more moments including the moment when Rune gets to win his first grand slam title.

And job well done to World No.8 Casper Ruud from Norway with the win. He never looked out of place having fired off to a fast start; he also didn’t hesitate on the young Dane when Ruud lost the 2nd set before he held back Rune at the tiebreak & pulled off his way further towards the finish line. This tie was his first grand slam Quarter-Finals appearance as his brilliant run at the French Open continues into the Final Four tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if he can knock off Marin Cilic for a spot in the final this Sunday with either Rafa Nadal or Alexander Zverev.

June 1, 2022 0 comment

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2022 French Open Tennis, Day 9: Holger Rune upsets World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas that earned him a spot into the Quarter-Finals

by Sports Benches May 31, 2022

It looks like we have a new challenger ahead of the French Open Quarter-Finals v 8th seed Casper Ruud (Norway) in 19-year-old Holger Rune from Denmark, who upsetted World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas yesterday on Day 9 during the fourth round at Court Philippe-Chatrier. The opening two sets was tight between the two competitors with Rune started off well for the early lead while Tsitsipas tied 1-1 apiece. But Rune was too good in the 3rd set before he shut the door on Tsitsipas following another series of close duels; 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Commiserations from Tsitsipas with the shock defeat there. He really put in his absolute best during every game that helped earned his way as a Top 5 grand slam player, even though he hasn’t won any titles yet so far. Tsitsipas had to work his way from the opening set down where he almost held Rune back which would’ve gone towards the 5th & final set decider of this tie. However, it wasn’t his day when Tsitsipas just couldn’t match the consistency & execution that Holger Rune offered in the end.

And congratulations to Rune who emerged himself as the next elite grand slam star in the making from Copenhagen, Denmark. He played an really exceptional game that tested him well against a player with plenty of grand slam finals experience. The strong starts are shown through each and every set, as well as the response to fight back from the 2nd set down, before he held off a really competitive battle right through the wire where Rune’s patience and fight helped knock down one of the current Top-5 ranked players in Tsitsipas. What a moment it has been from this rising star!

May 31, 2022 0 comment

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Tennis News, Danielle Collins went from the opening set down to a thrilling comeback against Dane Clara Tauson in the 3rd Round at Rod Laver Arena

by Sports Benches January 21, 2022

Fantastic rebound from American Danielle Collins with the win, who went from the opening set down against Clara Tauson, to tied 1-1 going into the 3rd set decider and now advanced into the 4th Round of 2022 Australian Open. She will now face Belgian Elise Mertens on Monday for a spot in the Final 8, plus head off straight away to 1573 Arena in the Round 2 doubles tie with fellow American Desirae Krawczyk where they too will face off another American pair of Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad.

Final Score: 6-4, 4-6, 5-7

Unlucky from Clara Tauson after being eliminated from Round 3 of the Opening grand slam tournament in Melbourne, she fired off well that gave her the early lead. Now she continued to rack up more games to stay in the game, but she just couldn’t pull off these conversions where Collins read her main weakness that eventually caught up to her before it’s too late.

She’s 19 right now & currently ranked 39th in the women’s WTA singles rankings, it’s also her first Grand Slam main draw here when Tauson only made the 1st Qualifying Round twice in 2020-21 beforehand, so no doubt the Dane will get better with experience before challenging the title at some point.

And Collins was again brilliant on the court when she fought so hard against Tauson & at one point was almost eliminated even though Collins was on the same page, her past experience playing here as a semi-finalist once before in 2019 & fightback gave the American the better edge when she closed in to Tauson at a 1-1 lead, overtook her through the 3rd set decider & held off with the win.

January 21, 2022 0 comment