Caroline Wozniacki Congratulates Compatriot Holger Rune After His Victory Over Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open 2022

The current season has been a memorable one for young tennis stars. From Iga Swiatek to Carlos Alcaraz, these youngsters are grasping everyone’s attention with their audacious displays on the tennis court. Yesterday, another star rose to the occasion at the French Open 2022. His name is Holger Rune.

The 19-year-old Danish won the biggest match of his career, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a hard-fought match. Additionally, he produced his best result at Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals stage for the very first time. It prompted compatriot Caroline Wozniacki to congratulate the Dane on his wonderful achievment.

Caroline Wozniacki congratulates Holger Rune for his impressive result

The former World Number 1 took to Instagram to praise Rune for his victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Further, posting a story on her official Instagram handle, she said, “Woohoo!! Great job Holger!!!”

Apart from Rune, Wozniacki was the only other Dane to reach the quarterfinal stage of Roland Garros in singles. The former Australian Open champion did it twice, in 2010 and 2017 respectively. However, on both occasions, she lost in the last eight against the eventual champions, Francesca Schiavone and Jelena Ostapenko.

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Rune’s massive victory over Tsitsipas

The Greece national, who finished second-best at last year’s French Open, couldn’t advance beyond the fourth round this time around. In a match lasting just over three hours, Rune caused the upset of the tournament by knocking out the fourth seed.

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Earlier in the match, Tsitsipas took the early break in the first set. However, Rune broke back immediately to level things up. Further, he claimed a decisive break in the 11th game of the opening set and held his serve subsequently to take the first set, 7-5.

The fourth seed showed glimpses of a comeback as he won the second set, 6-3. The third set was a one-sided affair, with Rune starting to dominate the proceedings, eventually winning the set, 6-3. As the Danish teenager’s confidence grew, he didn’t give the World No.4 the opportunity to make a comeback and won the fourth set, 6-4. In his first appearance in the quarterfinals, Rune will face Casper Ruud of Norway.