Holger Rune survives Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris on Sunday after winning a huge battle. The battle lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career. The final was thrilling with Rune saving 6 break points in the last game before serving out the match.
The Dane added € 379,635 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 836,355 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Holger Rune vs. Novak Djokovic Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:33
Holger won this contest even if he scored less points than Novak (92 vs. 97).
Rune
Rune was fantastic in converting all the break points (3/3).
Djokovic
On the other side, Djokovic was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 17% – 2/12). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Rune and Djokovic is 1-1.
This was the 3rd career title for Rune. He won the previous title in Stockholm. (see list of titles and finals). Novak remains with 90th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Djokovic clinched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Djokovic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than the Dane (30-18). The Serbian conceded 5 points on serve (21-5). On the other side, the Dane conceded 9 points on serve (13-9).
Rune was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was sufficient for Rune to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Holger was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 56 points. The Dane won 6 points more than the Serbian (31-25). Holger surrendered 11 points on serve (25-11). In addition, on the other side, Novak conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
Rune conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Holger broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.
The Dane was flawless in converting all his break points in the 5th (1-3 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, the Serbian converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 82 points. This set was so close that, The Dane won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Dane lost 20 points on serve (28-20). On the other side, the Serbian conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).
