Continuity, this unknown. This is how Rune’s last thirteen months could be summed up, marked by frequent physical ailments and a constant turnover of coaches in his corner. Retrusted to Kenneth Carlsenwho had already followed him as a teenager in the first steps he took in the world of tennis, the Dane once again he failed to give continuity to a game that still appeared too nervous and freneticboth in the desire to bring the inertia of the match to his side and in the desire to authoritatively close exchanges that instead would have needed greater attention and better reading.
The nine aces and over 80% of points extracted from his first were clues that confirmed that Rune has overcome his arm problems who had him retreat less than two weeks ago in Montpellier against Borna Coric. But the healing of the limb did not correspond to an equally rapid reacquisition of sensationsconfidence and habit in facing a match that the Kazakh had shown himself willing to play openly from the start.
A Rotterdam sensation! ??
Alexander Shevchenko (ATP-57) is over the moon with his formidable 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory over Holger Rune. ????
“For sure it’s the biggest win of my career!”#abnamroopen pic.twitter.com/9hBt3V3Arf
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