the Russian Daniel Medvedevseeded third, and the Dane Rune Holger (N.7) define the title of the Rome Masters 1000 this Sunday, after an exciting tribute to the legend Martina Navratilov. The start was scheduled for 11:30, but there is a delay due to the rain. Television espn 2.
Medvedev had a great week that surprised locals and foreigners alike on the clay of the Foro Italico, and agreed to the title match after beating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas (world No. 5), with a double 7-5 , at the end of a semifinal interrupted for more than four hours by rain.
The young Rune (N.7) was the executioner in the other semifinal of the Norwegian Casper Ruud (N.4) in three sets 6-7 (2/7), 6-4 and 6-2, after defeating in in the quarterfinals the defending champion and top seed, the Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Eight days before the start of Roland Garros, the 20-year-old Dane confirms his brilliant ascent, and together with the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz looks set to dominate the circuit for the next decade.
Rune will play his third four-tournament final on clay this season, following the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (loss to Russian Andrey Rublev) and the ATP 250 tournament in Monaco, where he beat Dutchman Van de Zandschulp , when he added the fourth title in his career.
Source: Clarin
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