Top seed Rune rolls into ATP Munich semi-finals
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Denmark's Holger Rune returns the ball to Chile's Cristian Garin in Munich, on April 21, 2023.
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MUNICH - Defending champion Holger Rune coasted into the semi-finals 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 semi-final appearance of the year and will face Australian outsider Christopher O’Connell for a shot at the title.
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 plays second seed Taylor Fritz for a place in the last four.
Thiem completed his second-round match earlier on Friday, coming from behind to beat Swiss eighth seed Marc-Andrea Huesler 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. AFP
