For a contentious incident that occurred during his match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Madrid Open, Holger Rune was addressed by chair umpire Carlos Bernardes. In a late-night drama that lasted three hours and five minutes at Madrid’s Manolo Santana Stadium, Fokina defeated Rune. The Spaniard defeated the World No. 7 in three intense sets, 7-6(1), 5-7, 7-6, to earn his fourth victory over a Top-10 (5).
Rune hit a second serve in the first set, which was called in. Fokina, however, opposed the automated line call. As the Spaniard brought up his complaint with the umpire, Bernardes, Rune moved to the opposing side of the court and purportedly removed the contentious mark. As they supported their home favorite Fokina, the crowd became enraged at his perceived actions.
Carlos Bernardes scolding Rune
Rune expressed his dissatisfaction with the umpire for the angry atmosphere in the crowd. However, Bernardes counseled the 20-year-old to concentrate on playing tennis because his initial actions had enraged the crowd.
“I’m going to tell you one thing and that’s it for the whole match. There are crowds that you cannot control so if you do a thing like that. If you just play tennis, they don’t do anything else.
I am just trying to help you to get through this. I have experience here that you can not play if they start to do. For them, what you did was erase the mark. There was no reason for that.”
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Holger Rune in 2023
WLWWWLLLWW Now the world no.7 (career-high), the Dane played his last match on the 30th of April when he was overcome by world no.35 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(1) 5-7 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Madrid (draw).
Presently, during this year Rune has managed to achieve a 22-9 match record. This year, Holger clinched 1 title in Munich. Holger got to the final in Monte-Carlo.
Rune has scheduled to play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.
Davidovich Fokina in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.35, the Spaniard achieved a 16-11 win-loss record in 2023. The Spaniard is now having a run in Madrid where he ousted the world no.60 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-4 and the world no.7 Holger Rune 7-61 5-7 7-65.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will compete against the world no.20 Borna Coric in the 4th round. Their actual record is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina.
He is also scheduled to play at the French Open (French Open) after Rome. The main draw will start on the 10th of May.
Holger Rune and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fought against each other just on 1 occasion. Their current record is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina. When they played, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won 7-6(1) 5-7 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 30th of April 2023.
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