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Rune retires throughout Monte-Carlo conflict towards Borges

Dane was trailing Borges 2-6, 0-3

April 08, 2025

Nuno Borges superior to the second spherical on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday after tenth seed Holger Rune was pressured to retire.

The No. 12 within the PIF ATP Rankings, Rune known as for the physician after dropping the primary set 2-6, and finally known as the match after falling to a 0-3 deficit within the second. The 2023 Monte-Carlo finalist received simply 21 per cent of his second-serve factors, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats, through the 42-minute contest.

Borges, who’s making his main-draw debut on the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, will face Pedro Martinez within the second spherical.

“I clearly saw that he wasn’t feeling great,” mentioned Borges, who’s now 1-2 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence with Rune. “I stayed really focused on my game and tried to not give him too much. I thought I did a good job with that.”