Munich Open: Defending champion Rune defeats Huesler to reach semi-finals
Holger Rune beat Huesler 6-4, 7-6 (3) and will play the winner of the match between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round
Holger Rune, Munich, 2024 © Imago / Panoramic
Dane Holger Rune, the second seed, defeated Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4, 7-6 (3) to reach the semi-finals of the Munich Open at the MTTC Iphitos complex.
Rune, ranked No 12, will play the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 5 seed, and German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 4 seed, next.
The 20-year-old Dane won against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Munich tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Huesler, ranked No 223, beat German wildcard Marko Topo (3-6, 6-1, 6-3) and German Yannick Hanfmann (6-2, 6-4).
Munich ATP 250, other last-eight results (MTTC Iphitos complex, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Cristian Garin beat Alexander Zverev (1): 6-4, 6-4
- Taylor Fritz (3) beat Jack Draper (6): 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
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