Rune defeated the Serb to win the Masters 1000 at Paris Bercy last November.
Novak Djokovic during his quarter-finals in Rome yesterday. Pic/AFP
World No. 7 Holger Rune beat a frustrated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday, sending the top seed spinning out in a dramatic rain-interrupted quarter-final at the Italian Open.
Holger Rune
Six-time champion Djokovic was carrying an unspecified injury into the match as he lost for a second time to the rising 20-year-old Dane. Rune defeated the Serb to win the Masters 1000 at Paris Bercy last November.
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The latest contest between the pair was marred by spats with the chair umpire by both players—Djokovic on a time warning and Rune over a second-set line call. Play was halted for just over an hour by rain.
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