Rune upsets Norrie to reach semi-finals in Stockholm
Holger Rune defeated Cameron Norrie 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 on Friday afternoon and will face Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 5 seed, in the next round
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Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, moved into the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open by winning against second seed Cameron Norrie 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 at the Kungliga Tennishallen on Friday afternoon.
Rune, ranked No 27, will play Australian Alex de Minaur, the No 5 seed, next.
The 19-year-old Dane beat Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (7-5, 6-2) and Chilean Cristian Garin (7-6 (2), 6-1) in the previous rounds of the Stockholm.
In the previous round of the Stockholm, Norrie, ranked No 14, edged out Russian Aslan Karatsev (6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-4).
Stockholm ATP 250, other last 8 results (Kungliga Tennishallen, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Mikael Ymer
- Alex De Minaur beat Denis Shapovalov (4): 6-2, 7-6 (4)
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