Holger Rooney is playing better and better under Patrik Muratoglu, and the Dane’s latest achievement is reaching the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris. The 19-year-old player will fight Novak Djokovic for the most important trophy in his career.

Holger Rohn and Novak DjokovicPhoto: Garrett Ellwood/USTA/AP/Profimedia

Holger Rohn and Novak Djokovic, six years later

Six years ago, Roon (then only 13 years old) asked Nole to take a picture together at the Patrick Muratoglu Academy.

“One day you ask Djokovic for a photo, and the next you meet him in the final of the Masters 1000 tournament” – ESPN Tennis.

Know:

  • Holger Rooney and Novak Djokovic have only met once before, in the first round of the 2021 US Open, with the Serb winning 6-1, (5)6-7, 6-2, 6-1.
  • During the tournament in France, Rooney (18 ATP) also moved ahead of Stan Wawrinka (153 ATP, three-time Grand Slam winner), Hubert Hurkac (10), Andriy Rublev (9) and Carlos Alcaraz (1).
  • The Paris Masters final was Holger Roon’s fourth in a row, following finals in Sofia (defeat to Marc-Andre Hüsler), Stockholm (defeat to Stephanos Tsitsipas) and Basel (defeat to Félix-Auger-Aliassime).

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