Out of the semifinals of the Rome Masters was left Novak Djokovicwho was defeated 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 by Holger Rune after a long battle of two hours and 15 minutes.
The world number 1 and title holder failed to qualify for the 4th round of the event, which was left without one of Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals for the first time since 2004!
One of the most extraordinary sporting streaks comes to an end…
Neither Novak Djokovic nor Rafael Nadal will be in the @InteBNLdItalia final for the first time since 2004 ??#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/HzZrWKwXDh
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 17, 2023
Rooney, on the other hand, celebrated reaching a 1000 semi-final for the third time in his career, adding a major win to his CV.
In the continuation of the event, the 20-year-old Dane will face one of Casper Rood and Federico Cerudolo.
FEARLESS HOLGER ??
The moment @holgerrune2003 moved 2-1 in his head-to-head with Djokovic and reached his 3rd Masters 1000 semi-final! @InteBNLdItalia | #IBI23 pic.twitter.com/x6euAiIibP
— ATP Tour (@atptour) May 17, 2023
This point between Djokovic and Rune ??
(via @TennisTV)pic.twitter.com/EhqY5teSKh
— Eurosport (@eurosport) May 17, 2023
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