ATP Brisbane: Rune becomes first finalist with win against Safiullin
In the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane, top seed Holger Rune defeated Roman Safiullin in two sets and became the first player to reach the final.
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Jan 06, 2024, 11:40 am
Right from the start, No. 1 seed Holger Rune wanted to live up to his role as favorite in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane against Roman Safiullin and grabbed his 26-year-old opponent's first serve game right at the start. In the entire first round, the 20-year-old Dane didn't allow his opponent a single break chance and confidently served out the first set without losing any points.
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In the second set, the momentum changed several times at the beginning. First it was Rune who started with a 2-0 lead, but then had to concede three games in a row to his Russian opponent. After the interim equalizer to 3:3, both players held their serves without allowing a break chance. In the tiebreak, Rune made a statement and didn't give up a single point to his opponent in the final 6:3, 7:6 (0) win after 98 minutes.
The world number 8 awaits in the final. on the winner of the second semi-final between the number 2 seeded Bulgarian Grigoror Dimitrov and the Nadal conqueror Jordan Thompson from Australia.