Rune saves match point and returns to the Basel quarter-finals
Holger Rune saved a match point to beat Hubert Hurkacz, ranked 28th, 3/6, 6/3, 7/6 (8-6) in 1h58 and reach the Basel ATP 500 quarter-finals, his best run since returning from an Achilles injury that kept him out for 11 months.
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O dinamarquês Holger Rune salvou um match-point e avançou às quartas de final do ATP 500 de Basileia, disputado em quadras duras e cobertas.
Depois de 1h58, o dinamarquês superou o polonês Hubert Hurkacz, 28º do ranking, com parciais de 3/6, 6/3 e 7/6 (8-6).
É a melhor campanha dele desde que voltou de uma lesão no tendão de Aquiles que custou 11 meses de afastamento. Aos 23 anos e ex-top 4, ele só reapareceu em setembro, na Copa Davis, e Basileia representa o seu quarto torneio na temporada.
“Foi uma partida incrível. Acho que foi um nível muito alto”, disse Rune. Foi a segunda vitória dele sobre o polonês no circuito; o único encontro anterior, em 2022, também terminou a seu favor.
“O Hubi também voltou de lesão há algum tempo e está jogando em um nível excelente. Fui muito testado hoje, não só fisicamente, mas também em relação ao meu nível de jogo, ao saque e à devolução”, acrescentou.
Antes da Basileia, ele venceu duas partidas pela Dinamarca no confronto com a Bulgária pela Copa Davis, uma delas contra o experiente Grigor Dimitrov. Depois, perdeu nas estreias de Tóquio e Xangai e desistiu de Bruxelas por um espasmo muscular.
Nas quartas, ele espera o vencedor do duelo entre Rafael Jódar (11º) e Valentin Vacherot (31º), marcado para quinta-feira às 8h de Brasília. Com Vacherot, Rune perdeu o único duelo anterior, nas quartas de Xangai do ano passado; contra Jódar nunca jogou.
Os dois primeiros sets tiveram uma quebra para cada lado. No terceiro, os sacadores dominaram e não houve break-points. No tiebreak, Rune abriu 5-2, deixou Hurkacz empatar e virar, salvou um match-point e fechou na segunda oportunidade.
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