Holger Rune and Casper Ruud set for grudge rematch at the French Open

Holger Rune and Casper Ruud set for grudge rematch in last eight at French Open, after the pair’s alleged locker room confrontation following last year’s quarter-final clash at Roland Garros

  • Holger Rune saved a match point on his way to a five-set win in the last 16
  • He is now set to face Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals of the French Open
  • The pair allegedly had a locker room confrontation at last year’s tournament

Holger Rune survived by the narrowest of margins at the French Open to set up a spicy Nordic derby in the French Open quarter finals.

The outstanding young Dane saved a match point before seeing off Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-6, squeezing through 10-7 in the deciding elongated tiebreak.

Rune, still only 20, will now meet last year’s beaten finalist Casper Ruud in the last eight, meaning a repeat of their stormy quarter final from twelve months ago.

Afterwards the Dane alleged that there had been a confrontation in the locker room, which was flatly denied by his Norwegian rival, who suggested that he needed to ‘grow up a bit.’

Rune has come on apace in the past year, but was almost derailed by the tough South American. 

Holger Rune (pictured) battled through in five sets to make the French Open quarter-finals

Rune will face Casper Ruud (pictured) in a rematch of last year’s fiery encounter

There was controversy early in the third set when the younger player clearly hit a ball on the second bounce behind the baseline, leading to the Argentinian putting his hand up and losing the point because umpire Kadir Nouni called him for a hindrance.

Coco Gauff made it through to the quarter finals with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia. She was awaiting the winner of last night’s match between top seed Iga Swiatek and Lesia Tsurenko.

Earlier Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Mia had made the quarter finals after the longest women’s match of the year, beating Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-7 6-3 7-5 in three hours and 51 minutes. She now faces Ons Jabeur.

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