Casper Ruud downs Holger Rune to set up a French Open semifinal against Marin Cilic
By Issy Ronald, CNN
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French Open: Mother Of All Rows As Holger Rune, Casper Ruud Trade 'Grow Up', 'No Respect' Barbs
Holger Rune was told to "grow up" by Casper Ruud while the Norwegian was advised to "show some respect" after the two fought out a tense French Open quarter-final in which the Danish teenager even appeared to order his own mother to leave the stadium. World number eight Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final when he defeated Rune 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 in a tie which ended just before 1:00 on Thursday morning. Rune took out his frustrations on the court, repeatedly grimacing and shouting at himself and the umpire as tensions mounted between the two players.
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French Open - 'He should have more respect' - Holger Rune accuses Casper Ruud of 'shouting in his face'
Holger Rune has slammed Casper Ruud for showing him a lack of respect following their fiery French Open quarter-final match, as a spat between the two Scandinavian tennis stars also embroiled their parents. Rune claimed that Ruud gloated in his face after winning 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 on the night, with the Norwegian now taking on Marin Cilic in the semi-finals on Friday. Ad/> «The team is really nice and sweet, but then he (Ruud) goes straight to me and shouts 'JAAA' straight up in my face,” Rune told Ekstra Bladet.
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French Open 2022 - 'I don't send my mother away' - Holger Rune after 'leave!' shout controversy
Holger Rune has been forced to deny shouting ‘leave!’ to his mother, Aneke, during his French Open quarter-final defeat to Casper Ruud. The 19-year-old was beaten 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 on the night, in a match which ran until 12.30am in Paris. Ad/> Frustrations clearly reached boiling point for the 19-year-old, as at one stage he was heard to shout 'leave!' a number of times in succession.
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French Open - ‘That was pretty frosty’ - Holger Rune handshake with Casper Ruud analysed by Henman and Corretja
Eurosport experts Tim Henman and Alex Corretja have offered words of advice to teenager Holger Rune after the Dane appeared to offer a “frosty” handshake to victor Casper Ruud at the end of their quarter-final match at Roland-Garros. Ruud won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to set up a semi-final clash with Marin Cilic for a place in Sunday’s final, and Henman believes Rune may regret his somewhat petulant actions. Ad/> He said: «That was certainly a pretty frosty handshake.