Holger Rune beats Jannik Sinner in dramatic match to reach Monte Carlo Masters final against Andrey Rublev

Holger Rune stormed into the final of the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday evening with an impressive three-set victory over Jannik Sinner, 1-6 7-5 7-5. Recovering from a horror start, the Dane was rock solid in the next two, and pounced on the key opportunities against an opponent who won more points and more games overall. Ad The Dane became the first teenager since Rafael Nadal in 2006 to reach the final of the Principality's tournament.

Roland-GarrosNadal 'will be ready' to compete at French Open — MouratoglouYESTERDAY AT 19:34 Monte Carlo marks the first stop on the clay-court swing in 2023 for both players, and each had looked right at home this week. Although Sinner did get himself into trouble earlier in the week against Hubert Hurkacz, the Italian had been largely faultless and reached the semi-final in high spirits. When the match finally got underway after extensive rain delay, Sinner continued that red-hot form.

He had dropped just five games in his last three sets before meeting Rune, and lost only one in a dominant first set in the semi-final as he won it 6-1. However, Rune's run to the semi-final had been equally impressive, dispatching Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev either side of a walkover against Matteo Berrettini. The Dane struck back in the second set, cornering Sinner with a 3-0 lead until another rain delay gave both players a chance to catch their breath.

When they returned to court, Sinner levelled the set at 5-5, but Rune reeled off the next two games to take the set 7-5 and square the match. The players traded service games early in the third set. Deep in the third, Rune was seemingly pulling away again.