Holger Rune keep burning stages and increasing your game level. The Danish #NextGenATP star claimed his first Masters 1000 main draw win yesterday with a 6-3 6-2 win in 61 minutes against Frenchman Ugo Humbert to reach the second round of Indian Wells.
He analyzed his good game against Humbert
“I feel amazing. It was a great match. Ugo is a tough opponent. He can play amazing tennis. He beat Medvedev this year, the best player in the world, so he definitely has a good level,” Rune said. “I did well from the start, starting strong. There was a great atmosphere in the stands so I’m really happy with the first win.”
In addition, the young Danish tennis player stressed that it was a good time to beat the French: “I also know that he has lost many games, so maybe he is not the most confident, and I think I used that to my advantage to play aggressive, to keep him playing. every hit and every ball.”
Now Rune will have an even bigger challenge against the tournament’s sixth seed, Matteo Berrettini. The Dane has only played one Top 10 match in his entire career and that was against Novak Djokovic at last year’s US Open. In that meeting Rune fell in four sleeves.
He arrives with optimism to the meeting with the Italian
“The next game is going to be a big test against Berrettini, so it’s going to be fun to see how he goes into the game. I’m sure it’s going to be a very difficult match since Matteo is one of the best players in the world at the moment, but I’ll try to be up to the task and show that I can fight with the best”, Rune pointed out.
