Paris Masters Final Highlights: 19-year old Holger Rune won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title as he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters 2022 on Sunday.With the victory, Rune has also entered into the Top 10 in the Men’s Singles rankings. : Follow Paris Masters 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Paris Masters Final Highlights: Holger Rune outlasts Novak Djokovic in Paris Masters final to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title: Watch Highlights
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19-year-old 🇩🇰 @holgerrune2003 captures his first Masters 1000 title, defeating Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in Paris! @RolexPMasters | #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/onmEsHdaqi
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Having dropped the first set, the Dane recovered from 0/40 in the opening game of the second and a 1-3 deficit in the third, saving six break points in the final game as he dug deep to defeat Djokovic and claim the biggest title of his young career in dramatic fashion.
“It means everything to me, a perfect way to finish the week,” said Rune. “It’s a privilege to share the court with Novak.” With the victory, Rune surges to 10th in the ATP Live Race To Turin and will serve as first alternate at the ATP Finals (13-20 November). As a result, he has withdrawn from next week’s Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.
Rune was playing in his fourth consecutive ATP Tour final and has now won 19 of his past 21 matches. “I’m feeling lovely to be honest, it’s the best feeling,” said Rune. “If you told me four weeks ago, I would be Top 10… I would be like ‘What, sorry?’. Now I’m here and I’m super proud.”
“It was the most stressful game of my life,” said the Dane of the marathon 12th game of the third set. “My heart was almost in my brain. I was already starting to think about the tie-break. I’m very proud I could finish it.”
The 19-year-old made a tense start to his maiden Masters 1000 final. Back-to-back double-faults from the Dane handed Djokovic an early break for 2-1, and the Serbian dialled in behind his groundstrokes to ease to the opening set.
Djokovic appeared to be in command when he immediately opened a 0/40 lead in the opening game of the second set, but a series of points completely changed the momentum of the match. The Dane cam from behind and broke Djokovic for the firtst time to take 2-0 lead. From then on, Rune began to dictate play effectively with his backhand and confidently held onto his lead to force a deciding set.
After breaking for 6-5 in the deciding set, Rune showed his mettle to fend off six break points as Djokovic refused to lay down in pursuit of his 39th Masters 1000 title. The Dane stayed cool to finally clinch a stunning victory in a raucous atmosphere on his second championship point to become the youngest champion in Paris since Boris Becker in 1986.
Paris Masters Final Highlights: Holger Rune outlasts Novak Djokovic in Paris Masters final to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title: Watch Highlights
