French Open: Young Dane, Rune Sends #4 Tsisipas Packing, Cilic Ends #2 Medvedev's Journey

Written By Uche Dozie

The 2019 boy’s champion has defeated the 2021 champion to reach his maiden grand slam last eight final at his third attempt.

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Holger Rune stunned Stefano Tsisipas in a thrilling round four tie to win in four sets 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Philippe-Chatrier court.

The 19-year-old became the first Dane man into the last 8 of a Slam since 1967.

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“I have an unbelievable feeling right now, I was so nervous at the end,” admitted Rune, who lifted his maiden ATP title in Munich at the start of the month.” He said father his win.

Rune joins Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight, serving up the first Grand Slam quarter-final with two male teenagers since 1994 at Roland-Garros since Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine and Hendrik Dreekmann of Germany.

With a 3-1 lead, Tsisipas, the more experienced in the two sides of the court looked on course to take the first set, but alas Rune brought his A-game, played like an established prior to restored parity at 5-5.

At this point, one could tell the last year’s runner up was in trouble and was struggling to keep to his best. The young Dan would eventually take the set after a brilliant performance.

The second set served up a little one sided encounter as the Greek’s experience came to bear as he wins 6-4 to level sets.

In the third set, the former French Open junior champion with a 19-shot rally gave the next gen a hard time to win the set.

By the fourth set, Rune had brought the momentum to his side and no matter how hard Tsisipas tried the Danish player will take the set and win.

The young Dan square up against world number eight, Norway Casper Ruud.

Meanwhile

Marin Cilic says he played one his best match after an upset win against world number two Danil Medvedev.

Cilic beat Medvedev 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his third quarter finals in the Roland Garros.

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“That was one of the best matches of my career, from start to finish”.

“The 2014 US Open winner put on an extremely clean performance, scoring more than twice as many winning points as his opponent (33-15) while committing fewer unforced errors (22-28), and not conceding a single ball break (90% of points won behind his first ball).”

He meets Andrey Rublev for a semi final spot after Rublev advanced to the quarter-finals 1-6, 6-4, 2-0 following Jannik Sinner forced retirement.

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