Italian Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev triumphs over Holger Rune in straight sets in Rome Masters final
Daniil Medvedev completed his transformation on clay with a hard-fought victory over Holger Rune to claim a shock Italian Open triumph. The Russian has made no secret of his discomfort with the surface in the past but put the icing on the cake for a sparkling run in Rome, where he had previously never won a match, to defeat the 20-year-old Dane 7-5 7-5 in one hour and 42 minutes. Ad Medvedev will now rise above Novak Djokovic to No.