Paris Masters: Teenager Holger Rune stuns Novak Djokovic in thrilling last

Denmark’s Holger Rune defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in an exciting last on Sunday on the Paris Masters, snapping the Serb’s 13-match successful streak within the course of.

The match had a superb ebb and circulation to it, with a dramatic last set going the way in which of the 19-year-old after a 16-minute-long last recreation through which he was compelled to save lots of six break factors earlier than successful the largest title of his profession. Rune, who has gone from power to power after reaching the quarterfinal of the French Open earlier this yr, received the Masters 1000 title after defeating 5 gamers within the high 10 of the world rankings, a brand new document.

The Dane regarded second greatest for many of the first set, which Djokovic raced by means of after selecting up an early break. The Serb gave the impression to be on his technique to one other routine victory and a seventh Paris Bercy title after he was 0-40 up within the first recreation of the second, earlier than Rune tuned in on his serve and instantly broke to take a 2-0 lead after which win the set.

Harder, Better, Faster, HOLGER 🏆

19-year-old @holgerrune2003 SHOCKS Djokovic to clinch his maiden Masters 1000 title in Paris!!#RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/C7Z2s7xWJn

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 6, 2022

The drama of the ultimate was captured within the deciding set, with Djokovic seeing his early break slip, following qhich the momentum went totally the Dane’s method. The Serb dropped his serve at 5-5 to let Rune serve for the match, and the sport of the season quickly adopted. Djokovic, by far the perfect returner on tour, used his backhand ferociously to numb Rune’s first serves, forcing his opponent to save lots of break level after break level. However, a few unforced errors, particularly a poorly-timed drop shot on his fifth break level after a brilliantly constructed rally, let him down on the loss of life. Rune was in a position to produce two large serves to spherical out the sport and win the ultimate Masters 1000 occasion of the yr.

👑 HOLGER’S TIME IS NOW 👑

The second 🇩🇰 @holgerrune2003 received his first Masters 1000 title! @RolexPMasters | #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/Y7lgepv35g

— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 6, 2022

Rune’s outstanding run in Paris, which noticed him beat World No. 10 Hubert Hurakcz, No. 9 Andrey Rublev, No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, and No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime, previous to the ultimate, will now see him go into the highest 10 of the ATP rankings.

The Serb will drop 800 rating factors after failing to defend his title, and slips to eighth within the World rankings. Despite the ultimate loss, the Serb stays the agency favorite for the ATP Finals that start on November 20.