Top-seed Holger Rune rolls into Munich semifinals

Munich Open, quarterfinals: Defending champion Holger Rune posted a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 win over Chile’s Cristian Garin. Later in the day, Dominic Thiem went down to Taylor Fritz.

Published : Apr 21, 2023 21:00 IST , MUNICH - 1 MIN READ

Holger Rune advanced to semifinals of Munich Open with a win against Chile’s Cristian Garin.
Holger Rune advanced to semifinals of Munich Open with a win against Chile’s Cristian Garin. | Photo Credit: AFP
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Holger Rune advanced to semifinals of Munich Open with a win against Chile’s Cristian Garin. | Photo Credit: AFP

Defending champion Holger Rune coasted into the semifinals of the ATP tournament in Munich on Friday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Chile’s Cristian Garin.

The 19-year-old Rune is through to his fourth semifinals appearance of the year and will face Australia’s Christopher O’Connell for a shot at the title. Australia’s O’Connell defeated Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3.

Rune, the runner-up in Monte Carlo last week, broke Garin twice in the first set and two more times in the second set despite facing stiffer resistance from his 86th-ranked opponent.

Former US Open champion and three-time losing Grand Slam finalist Dominic Thiem went down 3-6, 4-6 to second seed Taylor Fritz in their quarterfinal, hours after completing his second-round match earlier on Friday, coming from behind to beat Swiss eighth seed Marc-Andrea Huesler 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Fritz will face Botic van de Zandschulp in the semifinals after the Dutchman’s 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Marcos Giron.

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