Rune rallies past Kecmanovic to set up Fritz clash in Stockholm
Holger Rune, the 2022 champion, came back from a set down to beat World No. 64 Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Stockholm last 16, reaching his 40th tour-level quarter-final. The Dane was back in the city where an Achilles injury sidelined him for 11 months, and he now meets top seed Taylor Fritz.
Holger Rune, 2026 | © Alice Jacquesa
Holger Rune, the 2022 champion, came back from a set down to beat World No. 64 Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Stockholm last 16, reaching his 40th tour-level quarter-final. The Dane was back in the city where an Achilles injury sidelined him for 11 months, and he now meets top seed Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals, after Fritz beat Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-3.
The win was Rune’s 40th tour-level quarter-final, making him the fifth man born in the 2000s to reach that mark. He joined Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti on that list.
Kecmanovic took the opening set 6-2, before Rune levelled the match in a second set in which he dropped only one game.
The Dane turned around a match that had started in his opponent’s favour. Their first meeting came at the same stage of this tournament in 2023, when Kecmanovic won 7-6 (3), 6-2. Rune won the three meetings that followed, including a five-set match at the 2025 Australian Open.
Rune opened his week by beating Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour 27 minutes on Tuesday. Fritz leads their head-to-head 2-1 and won their last meeting 6-1, 6-2 in the last 16 of the 2024 Shanghai Masters. Rune’s only win against him came in the last 16 of the Indian Wells Masters earlier that year, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3. The quarter-final offers Rune a measure of how far his return has come.
Kecmanovic, who had beaten France’s Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in 2 hours 25 minutes in his opener, was seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since Mallorca in June.
Bybit Stockholm Open 2026 second-round results
Taylor Fritz (1) d. Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-3
Holger Rune d. Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Lorenzo Musetti (3) d. Toby Samuel (Q) 6-1, 6-4
Ugo Humbert (7) d. Borna Gojo (Q) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Michelsen (6) d. Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2
Alejandro Tabilo (4) d. Lorenzo Sonego (Q) 7-6 (2), 6-7 (7), 7-5
Thiago Agustin Tirante d. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (5) w/o
Aleksandr Shevchenko (Q) d. Casper Ruud (2) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3
In bold: today’s results.
