Holger Rune advanced to the round of 16 at the ATP Basel tournament on Tuesday after defeating Miomir Kecsmanovic in three sets 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.

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Holger Rune defeated Miomir Kecsmanovic in the first round of ATP Basel

Holger Rune reached the 1/8 finals of the ATP tournament in Basel.

The main favorite had a difficult match, he needed a little more than two hours to overcome Miomir Kecsmanovic (55 ATP).

Ranked No. 6 in the ATP rankings, Rooney lost the first set 6-1 in emphatic fashion, but came back in the second and third sets to book a place in the round of 16, where he will face Sebastian Baez (29 ATP).

Swiss Indoors is an ATP 500 tournament that will be held from October 23 to 29. The game is played on a hard surface and the total prize pool is 2,196,000 euros. The title champion is Felix Auger-Aliassime.