Andrey Rublev wins against Holger Rune 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes. This is the first time that the Russian conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this competition so far was reaching the final. Here you can see his history at this event.
Andrey added € 405,170 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 892,590 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Holger Rune Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:34
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 111 points vs. Rune’s 96.
Rublev
The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 32% (6/19) of the procured opportunities.
Rune
On the other side, Rune was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (4/8). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Rublev and Rune is 2-1 for Andrey.
This was the 13th career title for Rublev. (see list of titles and finals). Rune remains with 3rd titles after he conquered the tournament in Munich 2022, in Stockholm 2022 and in Paris 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
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Holger won the set after he broke the Russian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Andrey tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Holger didn’t blink to win the set 7-5.
Rune failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 40.
The Dane was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). In addition on the other side, Rublev was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 13th game (4-7 40-A).
They played 86 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Dane won just 2 points more than Rublev (44-42). The Dane conceded 22 points on serve (31-22). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 13 points on serve (20-13).
Rublev overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Holger Rune in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, Andrey managed to stage a good comeback to break Rune in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Holger was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Rublev converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 6th game (4-2 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Dane converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 47 points. The Russian conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Holger (28-19). Andrey surrendered 7 points on serve (13-7). In addition, on the other side, Holger conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).
Rublev came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Holger Rune in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Andrey refused to bow to come back to break Holger in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
The Russian converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (2-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Dane converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 5th game (4-1 30-40).
They played 74 points. Andrey was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Holger (41-33). The Russian dropped 15 points on serve (27-15). On the losing side, Rune conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
Andrey Rublev in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters |
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