Halle: Rune goes down to Carreno Busta in grass court debut
Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Holger Rune in straight sets to reach the second round in Halle where he awaits the winner between Sebastian Korda and Cristian Garin
Holger Rune, Roland-Garros 2022 © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Danish teen Holger Rune did not have a successful grass court debut on the ATP Tour at the Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion in Halle on Monday as the 19-year-old was defeated by Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets.
The sixth seeded Spaniard defeated Roland-Garros quarter-finalist Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6 [5] in one hour and 47 minutes.
Carreno Busta, ranked No 19 in the world, will face the winner of the match between American Sebastian Korda and Chile’s Cristian Garin next.
Halle ATP 500, first-round matches (Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion, grass, EUR 2.275.275)
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Sebastian Korda vs. Cristian Garin
- Marcos Giron vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Maxime Cressy
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Karen Khachanov
- Oscar Otte vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Alex Molcan
- Daniil Medvedev vs. David Goffin
- Ilya Ivashka vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler
- Radu Albot vs. Ugo Humbert
- Laslo Djere vs. Henri Squire
- Andrey Rublev vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
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