Holger Rune may be young but the boy has quite a character. This Friday, during his defeat in the quarterfinals of Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo against Jannik Sinner, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, the Dane alienated the public. Trailing by a set and in difficulty with his commitment at 5-5 in the second set (0-30), the protégé of Patrick Mouratoglou received a warning for taking too long to serve. Whistled by many spectators who came to support Sinner, the Dane simply asked them to be quiet with an unfriendly sign. The match referee therefore decided to give him a new warning, this time for misconduct.
Video – Sinner after his hard-fought victory against Rune in Monte-Carlo
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Intervention from the supervisor… and Rune pushes Sinner to the third set
Scalded by the situation, the world No. 7 came to ask for explanations from the chair umpire, who saw it as a lack of respect towards the public. Justifying himself”for not saying bad words and just kindly asking the audience to be quiet”the Dane requested the intervention of the French supervisor Cedric Mourier. Finally, after a few minutes of interruption, the game was able to resume. After saving three break points in this game, Rune pushed the Italian to the tie-break. A decisive game won by the Dane who also saved two match points (7-6(6)). Despite his remarkable mentality, Rune finally gave in to Sinner, supported by a public who took up his cause following this incident. The atmosphere was crazy on match point.
What a battle �’�@janniksin wins a thriller 6-4 6-7 6-3 vs Rune to reach the SFs 🥶#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/TfEHuN99iG
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As for Stefanos Tsitsipas, he was effective in reaching the last four. Faller ofAlexander Zverev Thursday, the Greek happily found his best surface. He left no chance Karen Khachanov, executioner of Daniil Medvedev. Despite a first service game lost, the 12th in the world then played in two sets and less than 1h30 of play. The Greek will face Jannik Sinner in semis.