Holger Rune’s bid for Queen’s glory ended with a 6-3 7-6(2) defeat to Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals. The Dane, bidding for the first grass-court title of his career, failed to earn a single break in a match lasting one hour and 40 minutes.
Ad De Minaur — the 2021 Eastbourne champion — will face Carlos Alcaraz or Sebastian Korda in the final as the world No. 18 bids for an eighth ATP title.
ATP Queen'sAlcaraz secures semi-final place at Queen's as Norrie crashes out19 HOURS AGO Rune, seeded second in London, was broken in the opening game without winning a single point in a nightmare start and couldn’t force his way back into contention against the Australian.
The seventh seed kept his opponent at arm’s length with a string of solid service games, before breaking for a second time when Rune was serving to stay in the set.