Rune tops Sinner in thriller to reach the final in Monte Carlo

Holger Rune will have the chance to win the title at the Masters in Monte Carlo after winning against Jannik Sinner 2-1 sets for more than 2 hours and 40 minutes.

WHAT A MATCH 🤯@holgerrune2003 comes back from a set down to defeat Sinner 1-6 7-5 7-5 in a night epic on Court Rainier III!#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/pRDeQSFeWm

— Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (@ROLEXMCMASTERS) April 15, 2023

Sinner, world number 8, destroyed his opponent in the 1^st set 6-1 after converting 2 break points from 5.

However, Holger returned in the 2^nd set and won it 7-5 after breaking the Italian player’s serve twice from 8 chances, as the 2^nd break was when Sinner served to make it 6-6 and play a tiebreak.

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In the 3^rd set, we saw only 1 break, but again the Danish player broke his Italian opponent’s serve in the latest possible moment before the tiebreak.

Holger Rune is the first teenager to reach the Monte Carlo final since Rafael Nadal in 2006.

A 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 1-6 7-5 7-5 semi-final victory over Jannik Sinner.@holgerrune2003 | #RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/2P9nveiERM

— Eurosport (@eurosport) April 15, 2023

Holger Rune will play against Andrey Rublev for the title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.