Holger Rune’s Confrontation with the Fans at Monte Carlo Masters 1000: What Happened?

12/04/2024

Act. a las 15:09

CEST

The Danish Holger Rune, seed number 7 of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000starred in one of the tense moments of the Monegasque tournament when facing the public.

The young tennis player won one of the points and did not hesitate to turn towards the fans in the stands of the Rainier III court, making the gesture of opening and closing his hand.indicating something like “speak now.”

It happened in the second set of their quarterfinal match against the Italian Jannik Sinner. The young tennis player from Gentofte, with 5-5 on the scoreboard, lost 0-30 with his serve and received a notice for overstaying his service. The public responded with boos at the Dane, who upon winning the point did not hesitate to confront the public. The gesture earned him a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct from the chair umpire. Damien Dumusois, with whom Rune exchanged opinions for a few minutes.

The short break did not destabilize the meeting, which continued without setbacks. Rune ended up scoring the set by coming back in the tie-break and sending the match to a third set.

2024-04-12 13:06:36
#Rune #puts #show #duel #Sinner