Holger Rune, a 21-year-old tennis player from Denmark, had an amazing win at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California! 🎾
He beat Daniil Medvedev from Russia with scores of 7-5 and 6-4 in the semifinals. This means Holger is going to the final match of this big tennis tournament! 🏆
The match was tough. In the first set, Holger broke Daniil’s serve in the fifth game. That means he won a game when Daniil was serving, which is a big advantage! But Daniil broke back in the next game. Holger managed to break Daniil’s serve again in the 11th game and then held his own serve to win the first set.
In the second set, Holger kept up his momentum. He broke Daniil’s serve in the third game and stayed ahead. Even though Daniil tried hard to catch up, Holger held on and won the match! 💪
After the match, Holger said, “It means everything. The job is not over yet, but it feels amazing, for sure. Playing Daniil is, I think for me, one of the toughest challenges on Tour… I’m very proud of myself.”
Now, Holger will play against Jack Draper from Britain in the final match. Jack had a surprising win over Carlos Alcaraz from Spain, beating him 6-1, 0-6, 6-4. Carlos was trying to win the tournament for the third time in a row, which is called a “three-peat,” but Jack stopped him!
Jack said about his match, “It was a strange match, you know. Honestly, Carlos came out, he was a bit flat, I sensed that… I was really proud of my competitiveness, my attitude, and somehow managed to get over the line there in the end.”
The final match is going to be super exciting! Who do you think will win? 🤔 Let us know!
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Holger Rune beats Daniil Medvedev to reach final at BNP Paribas Open
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