Holger Rune

Teenage sensation Holger Rune is on top of the world after defeating last year's French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4 at Roland Garros on ...

As a junior, he was ranked as high as world No. 1 and won ten titles on the ITF Junior Circuit, including the 2019 French Open boys’ title. — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros)May 30, 2022 With the victory over Tsitsipas, he has produced his best Grand Slam performance thus far.

Holger Rune, who is No. 40 in the world rankings, beat 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, to reach the quarterfinals at Roland ...

The 12th-seeded Hurkacz was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year. Then he needed to save three break points before serving out the biggest victory of his career. "I was very nervous on the court, being frustrated a lot," Tsitsipas said after the match.

The brash Danish teenager caused a big upset by knocking out last year's runner-up at Roland Garros.

He believes that Alcaraz deserves it all and he is focused on himself: “I’m going at my own pace, at my own kind of way, and improving at my own time,” he said. He claimed his first ATP title in Munich this month as a wildcard and this result will propel him into the top 30. Between his recent 0-3 record against Alcaraz and a new defeat against Rune, Tsitsipas is now learning what it feels like to have a target on his back: “These kids are going to want to beat me badly because obviously they are chasing,” he said. He led 5-2 with two breaks, only to lose eight points in a row and find himself desperately trying to hold on to his lead. In the process, the bottom half of the men’s draw has swung wide open. Holger Rune caused the biggest upset of the men’s draw so far as the 19-year-old outplayed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach a grand slam quarter-final for the first time in his career on his French Open debut.

Danish teenager Holger Rune completed arguably the biggest upset of the French Open so far as he beat fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Tsitsipas, meanwhile, becomes the highest-ranked player -- and the first ranked inside the top eight in the world -- to exit the men's draw at this year's French Open. Alongside Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Rune is the second teenager to reach the final eight of the men's singles draw at this year's Roland Garros, marking the first time two male teenagers have reached the quarterfinals of a major since 1994. "I have an unbelievable feeling right now," Rune said in his on-court interview after Monday's match.