ATP Sofia: Jannik Sinner has to give up against Holger Rune in the semifinals
Jannik Sinner had to give up against Holger Rune due to injury in the semifinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Sofia. The Dane now meets Marc-Andrea Hüsler in the final.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Oct 01, 2022, 08:06 pm
Bitter pill for Jannik Sinner: The South Tyrolean, who celebrated eleven wins in a row at the ATP 250 tournament in Sofia, had to beat Holger Rune in the semifinals of this year's event with a score of 7: 5, 4: 6 and 2: 5 give up sight. The defending champion knuckled in the sixth game of the third set and had to end the game a little later.
Rune thus has the chance of his second career title: From his point of view, the game did not start ideally, the youngster had to fight a lot more for his service games in the first set and conceded the decisive break in the twelfth game. After that, the French Open quarter-finalist knew how to improve significantly.
In the final, Rune will face Marc-Andrea Hüsler on Sunday: The Swiss had held his own in two tight sets against Lorenzo Musetti in the first semi-final of the day .