Teenager Holger Rune stuns fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at the French Open
By George Ramsay, CNN
Alexander Zverev Sport News
"I Can Beat Anyone": Teenager Holger Rune Declares After Making French Open Quarter-Finals Defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas
Teenager Holger Rune became the first Danish man to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday when he shocked world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas and declared: "I can beat anyone". Rune, just 19 and ranked 40, swept to a memorable 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over the 2021 runner-up on the back of 54 winners and will face Norway's eighth seed Casper Ruud for a place in the semi-finals. The last Danish man to reach the last-eight at any Slam was Jan Leschly in the 1967 US Championships. "I have strong belief in myself that if I really focus and play my tennis, I can beat almost everybody on tour," said Rune.
Holger Rune shocks Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open
The so-called 'next generation' of men’s tennis is in danger of being usurped by an even younger breed at this year’s French Open after Stefanos Tsitsipas was sent packing by Danish teenager Holger Rune.
Holger Rune dumps out Stefanos Tsitsipas as young guns shine at Roland Garros
The so-called ‘next generation’ of men’s tennis is in danger of being usurped by an even newer breed at this year’s French Open after Stefanos Tsitsipas was sent packing by Danish teenager Holger Rune.
Rune da la campanada del torneo al eliminar a Tsitsipas
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune se convirtió este lunes, si ya no lo era, en la gran revelación de la presente edición de . El danés de 19 años y número 40 del mundo venció en cuatro sets (7-5, 3-6, 6-3 y 6-4 en tres horas) al cuarto favorito, Stefanos Tsitsipas y se enfrentará en cuartos de final al noruego Casper Ruud, que se deshizo también en cuatro mangas (6-2, 6-3, 3-6 y 6-3 en 2h31) del polaco Hubert Hurkacz.
French Open 2022 - Holger Rune upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets to reach French Open quarter-finals
Danish teenager Holger Rune produced a statement victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday. The 19-year-old world No. 40 broke into the top 100 at the start of this year and recorded his first-ever Grand Slam win when beating Denis Shapovalov in the opening round at Roland-Garros.
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