Rune leaves Wawrinka at the end of the suspense

The Swiss veteran lost after 2h30 of fierce fighting against Rune (4-6, 7-5, 7-6) who will challenge Hubert Hurkacz in the second round on Wednesday.

Stan Wawrinka, fallen to 153rd place, was dominated at the end of the suspense by the Dane Holger Rune, 18th in the world (4-6 7-5 7-6 (7/3), and recent finalist of the Basel tournament. The Dane , recent finalist in Basel, saved three match points before winning on the wire.Stan Wawrinka bows but proves that at 37, he is still capable of competing with the best players in the world.