The former world No. 4 is into the second week of a hard-court major for the first time since 2023, rallying from two sets to one down to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic on Margaret Court Arena.

Highlights from the 1st round of the Australian Open match between Holger Rune and Zhizhen Zhan which took place at Melbourne Park, Melbourne.

Denmark's Holger Rune played a gritty 4-set match in the second round to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Thursday, 16 January. With the win, Rune qualified for the third round of the tournament.

The father of Matteo Berrettini has somehow escaped sanction after being shamelessly sprung with the item courtside.

It will be the fifth battle on court between the two, who will face each other on Thursday on the gard-courts of Melbourne Park. After his first success at Indian Wells 2022, the Dane has won all the other previous matches: once by retirement, the recent two occasions fighting for three sets.

This was one of the great matches of the second round of the Australian Open. Number 13 seed Holger Rune challenged Matteo Berrettini, a former

Holger ousted Miomir 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in three hours and 27 minutes, moving into the last 16 at Majors for the seventh time. The better-ranked player trailed two sets to one and 4-2 in the fourth set, knocking on the exit door. However, the young gun recovered and escaped!

The 13th-seeded Dane beat the Italian twice in 2024, making it hard to turn away from him as a plus-money play.

The Day 3 of the Australian Open 2025 is underway at Melbourne Park as it promises to deliver ... Zhang Zhizhen of China plays a backhand return to Holger Rune of Denmark during their first ...