Rune comes back from set down to eliminate Dimitrov at Wimbledon

Holger Rune put an end on Grigor Dimitrov’s Wimbledon perfect streak and eliminated him at the Round of 16, winning 3:1 6:3, 6:7(6), 6:7 (4), 3:6.

Roaring into the Quarters

Rune defeats Dimitrov 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 to reach the Last 8️⃣ for the very first time! #Wimbledon | @Wimbledon

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— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 10, 2023

The Dane, who is ranked No. 6 in the world, lost the first set but made a comeback after two tiebreaks. The Bulgarian managed to get e valuable break at the end of the first set and won it 6:3, but the next two sets went to tiebreaks and both times Rune showed cooler nerves and won them to get the game into fourth set.

Both players were neck to neck at the beginning, but Dimitrov made two double faults in the middle of the set and practically gifted his opponent a break before Rune finishing the set 6:3.

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The rate that Holger, Alcaraz, & Jannik Sinner are improving on every surface simultaneously is so impressive

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 10, 2023

The battle between the two on Court 1 lasted almost 3:30 hours and Rune will face either Carlos Alcaraz or Matteo Berrettini.