ATP roundup: No. 1 seed Holger Rune goes down in Stockholm

19.10.2023 - 02:57 channelnewsasia.com

Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic saved three of four break points during a dominant second set that lifted him to a 7-6 (3), 6-2 upset of No.

1 seed Holger Rune of Denmark on Wednesday in the second round of the Nordic Open in Stockholm.Kecmanovic won the last four games of the second set to secure his spot in the quarterfinals.

He had lost his past 11 matches against top-10 opponents.No. 3 seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands warded off an upset, downing Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Serbian Laslo Djere and Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov also came out on top in second-round action, eliminating American J.J.

FIL UPS 1 Tommy Paul Gael Monfils Emil Ruusuvuori Lorenzo Sonego Casper Ruud Alexander Bublik Holger Rune Russia Finland Belgium Denmark Netherlands Serbia Italy Brazil Usa Australia Canada Norway Austria Hungary Japan Kazakhstan Jordan

Novak Djokovic edged out Holger Rune on Friday to avenge his defeat in last year's Paris Masters final and reach the last four, while Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov. World number one Djokovic missed a match point in the second set but eventually claimed a 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 win over Denmark's Rune in the quarter-finals after more than two-and-three-quarter hours on court at Bercy Arena. The Serbian star is playing in his first ATP Tour event since lifting a record 24th Grand Slam title in New York in September.

Tsitsipas marches into Paris semi-finals

PARIS : Stefanos Tsitsipas maintained his stunning form at the Paris Masters with a 6-3 6-4 defeat of Russia's Karen Khachanov to reach the semi-finals on Friday.

Medvedev booed by Paris crowd in loss to Dimitrov that rules him out of year-end No. 1 contention

PARIS: Daniil Medvedev dropped out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking by losing to Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, and then was booed off the court after remonstrating with the crowd during the match. The crowd got under Medvedev’s skin in the 11th game of the second set, jeering him as he was about to serve after he had thrown his racket.

Safiullin stuns Alcaraz at Paris Masters

World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Russia's Roman Safiullin in the second round at the Paris Masters on Tuesday (Oct 31).

Dominic Thiem Stuns Stan Wawrinka In Paris Masters For Place In Round Of 32

Dominic Thiem scripted a fine comeback performance to defeat former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka for a place in the second round of Paris Masters. Thiem saved a match point in the third set at 3-5 before rallying past Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round. The thrilling match between two of the best one-handed backhands in recent memory ended after two hours and 31 minutes of thrilling play. "It's very nice to share a great and close match like that with Stan because we have a history together of many great matches. Obviously, he's one of my big idols backhand wise," Thiem was quoted as saying by ATP. While Thiem hit highlight-reel strokes throughout the match, particularly with jaw-dropping passing shots, Wawrinka was the first to come close to winning. The Swiss had a match point at 5-3, 40/30, but double-faulted long. It was one of six double faults he committed during the game.