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Holger Rune's only two previous Grand Slam tournaments had ended in first-round exits
Holger Rune's only two previous Grand Slam tournaments had ended in first-round exits
Dates: 22 May-5 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris
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The highest-profile casualty of the French Open men's draw was fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who lost in four sets to teenager Holger Rune.

The 19-year-old punished a lackluster display from the 2021.

Before this event, Rune had never won a Grand Slam match, but he did reach the quarter-finals.

He will face the Norwegian in the last eight after he beat the Czech in four sets.

The world number four seemed subdued for large parts of the fourth-round match, although he fought back from a set and a break down.

It was the first time in 50 years that a Danish man has made the last eight in a Grand Slam.

In his on-court interview, the world number 40 said that he would lose if he went away from his tactics.

It was part of the tactic to be as aggressive as possible, so I had to be fast and aggressive, and I like playing the drop shots. It worked out and I am happy.

For the first time since the 1994 French Open, two teenagers are in the last eight of a Grand Slam.

The winner of the boys' title at Roland Garros, who appeared much fresher throughout, may have felt the effects of his two draining opening matches.

The Greek came from two sets down to beat Lorenzo Musetti in the first round and then took four hours to beat Zdenek Kolar in the second round.

Ruud sets up all-Scandinavian quarter-final

The first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final was made by eighth seed Ruud, who defeated Hurkacz.

The previous best run at a major was in reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2021.

Hurkacz had not dropped serve all tournament, but in his very first return game he was broken on five occasions.

It has been a goal of mine to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, and I feel more experienced now playing best of five sets.

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