Holger Rune earns his first Masters 1000 main draw against Ugo Humbert in Indian Wells - UBITENNIS

Holger Rune earns his first Masters 1000 main draw against Ugo Humbert in Indian Wells

By sampaolo
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Danish rising star Holger Rune earned his first Masters 1000 main draw win with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Frenchman Ugo Humbert in 61 minutes at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. 

Rune did not face a break point as he eased past world number 42 Humbert in just 60 minutes. Humbert saved a break point in the opening game, but Rune broke twice in the fifth and ninth games to seal the first set 6-3. 

The Danish 18-year-old earned two more breaks in the second and eighth games to seal the second set 6-2. 

“It feels amazing. It was a great match. Ugo is a difficult opponent. He can play some unbelievable tennis. He beat Medvedev this year, the best player in the world, so he definitely has a level that is good, but I also know he lost a lot of matches, so he is maybe not the most confident and I think I used that in my favour to play aggressive, to really keep him playing every shot and every ball. I did that well from the beginning, starting out strong. It was a great crowd out there, so I am super happy with the first victory”, said Rune. 

Rune set up a second round match against last year’s Wimbledon finalist and sixth seed Matteo Berrettini. 

Rune lost his only match against a top 10 opponent in four sets against Novak Djokovic at last year’s edition of the US Open. 

“The next match is a huge test against Humbert, so it’s going to be fun. Let’s see what happens”, said Rune. Miomir Kecmanovic battled past Liam Broady 6-4 4-6 6-4 after 2 hours and 14 minutes setting up a second round match against Marin Cilic.

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