Holger Rune continues rise at Roland Garros by taking down Gaston

Hugo Gaston is a fan favourite at Roland Garros but the native player had very little to offer against Holger Rune who is continuing his rise 6-3 6-3 6-3.

The Danish player took down some big names at this event and there is a very good chance he might debut a top 30 ranking after this event. A lot will depend on whether he can seriously challenge Tsitsipas or not but today he demonstrated that he belongs. Playing in Chatrier against the crowd and a talented clay player in Gaston, Rune dominated.

The score indicates it was not close and it really wasn't. The Danish player opened the match by losing his serve but he quickly established his dominance by winning five games in a row to take a 5-1 lead. He gave one break back but cruised to a 6-3 finish. Rune simple outplayed Gaston despite not outhitting him as they had a similar number of winners and mistakes.

He was playing much smarter tennis and chose his spots well. That trend continued in the 2nd set as he once again broke his opponent twice to take the 2nd set with 6-3. Gaston played a very strong 2nd set but Rune was better with 15 winners and 4 errors. The final set did not offer anything different from Gaston who was out of ideas in this one.

Rune once again took an early lead and he continued blasting errors leaving everyone including the crowd and Gaston puzzled. In the end, he had a chance to finish it off with 6-1 serving for the match at 5-1 but the final score was 6-3 6-3 6-3.