Holger Rune qualified for the Wimbledon round of 16, the Danish athlete made an impressive comeback in the final match against Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina.

Rune of HolgerPhoto: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/Profimedia

Holger Rune, incredible victory over Alejandro Davidovych-Fokina

The Dane, coached by Patrick Muratoglu, won after four hours of play with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(8).

After saving two match points at 5-4 in the deciding set, Roone led 6-2 and 8-5 in the super tiebreak, but rallied to win five straight points.

At 8-8, Alejandro served a forehand, but Holger felt it, stepped onto the court and returned decisively.

Roon (favorite 6) will fight for a place in the quarters with the winner of the match between Grigor Dimitrov (21) and Francis Tiafoe (10). The match was stopped with a score of 6-2, 6-3, 1-2 in favor of the Bulgarian.

Wimbledon 2023, round of 16

Carlos Alcaraz (1) – Oleksandr Zverev (9) / Matteo Berrettini

Francis Tiafoe (10) / Grigor Dimitrov – Runa Holgera (6)

Daniil Medvedev (3) – Yirzhi Legechka

Christopher Eubanks – Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)

Yannick Sinner (8) – Daniel Elahi Galan

Roman Safiullin – Denis Shapovalov (26)

Andriy Rublyov (7) – Oleksandr Bublyk (23)

Hubert Gurkach (17) – Novak Djokovic (2).

Wimbledon 2023 will take place from July 3 to 16, and HotNews.ro will keep you updated every day with the latest information from the All England Club.