Miami Open 2023: Holger Rune sees off Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to surge into Last-16

Holger Rune continued his quest for a first title of the season with a 6-4 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman in the third round of the Miami Open. Rune, 19, stormed into the top 10 last year after victories in Paris, Stockholm and Munich, but he’s yet to reach a final in 2023. Ad The seventh seed, following consecutive straight-sets victories over Marton Fucsovics and Schwartzman, will now face Taylor Fritz or Denis Shapovalov for a place in the quarter-finals.

ATP Indian Wells'All good when you win!' — Kyrgios sides with Rune after testy Wawrinka clash14/03/2023 AT 10:18 In a tight first set lasting 54 minutes, Rune took the only break point chance he created, and saved the only one he faced. That break point came in the opening game, and Rune held strong on serve for the rest of the set as he landed four aces and hit 14 winners to his opponent's seven. Rune then got off to a dream start in the second, immediately breaking the 31st seed, but Schwartzman responded strongly by setting up two break points of his own and taking the first thanks to a Rune double fault.

Medvedev beats Carballes Baena, Tiafoe wins 'brutal' clash, Norrie out 'Bit disrespectful' — Ostapenko compares Haddad Maia clash to 'football match' A third break came when Rune struck back in a topsy-turvy start to the set, and the Dane consolidated with a hold before earning his third consecutive break to take an unassailable lead. Australian Open semi-finalist Tommy Paul progressed on home soil by beating No. 20 seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-5.