Nikoloz Basilashvili stuns Andrey Rublev in 1st round of the Halle Open

 

There was not much to separate the players in the first set as the service was broken four times. Nikoloz Basilashvili took a 5-3 lead in the first set but failed to close it out with a serve. The Georgian finally got a breakthrough and held to love in the final two service games of the second set to seal a straight-set victory

There was not much to separate the players in the first set as the service was broken four times. Nikoloz Basilashvili took a 5-3 lead in the first set but failed to close it out with a serve. The Georgian finally got a breakthrough and held to love in the final two service games of the second set to seal a straight-set victory.

After the match, Nikoloz Basilashvili said, "This match meant a lot for me because I have a lot of losses this year. Beating Andrey gives me a lot of confidence for the next games. I am looking forward to playing a good match again. I played well last year here. For me, the most important thing is to focus on my service. If I'm serving good, I can be a really dangerous player

Pablo Carreno Busta Edges Holger Rune

The Halle Open is a tennis tournament in Halle, Germany. It's Played on grass courts; the event also marks the start of another significant tennis tournament - The Queens Championships at the Queen's Club

This is a part of the ATP tour and is currently classified as World Tour 500 series.

Former World Number 10 Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Holger Rune of Denmark 6-3, 7-6(5) in the opening round of the Halle Open at Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany, on June 13.

Pablo Carreno Busta returned after a first-round loss to Gilles Simon at the French Open with a straight-set victory against Roland Garros quarter-finalist Holger Rune. It was Holgar Rune's maiden tour-level match on a grass court. He was broken by the sixth-seed Spaniard, who saved five break points in the third game of the first set.

Pablo Carreno Busta got two break points at 4-4 and 5-5 against his 19-year-old opponent in the second set but had to win two points to seal his victory after one hour and 47 minutes of play. Holger Rune committed three double faults, struck six aces and won 75% on the first serve, while Pablo Carreno Busta won 73% of the points on the first serve, fired two aces, and saved six of seven break points he faced to outlast his Danish opponent.

World No. 28 Pablo Carreno Busta improved his win-loss record against Holger Rune to 2-0, adding to his previous victory at the quarterfinal in the 2021 Metz Open.