Champion in Sanremo, contender for main draw spot in Monte-Carlo: Holger Rune’s epic Saturday

Holger Rune lifted the trophy at the ATP Challenger event in Sanremo on Saturday morning, beating Francesco Passaro 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 – and promptly left Italy to head to the Monte-Carlo Masters.

There, he had a first round of qualifying match against Radu Albot – which he duly won, 6-2, 6-3.

The journey from Sanremo to the Monte-Carlo Country Club is a relatively straightforward one by road, hugging the coast for 44km, which should take around 45 minutes in normal traffic.

Rune would go on to defeat American Maxime Cressy, 6-3, 7-5, to take his spot in the main draw. He will face Aslan Karatsev in the first round on Tuesday.

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