World no. 44 Pedro Martinez will compete in his first ATP 500 quarter-final since Hamburg in July final yr. The Spaniard took down Holger Rune 6-4, 6-1 in an hour and 23 minutes within the second spherical, arranging the conflict towards Carlos Alcaraz.
The Dane struggled with fever and couldn’t carry out at his finest. Holger requested for medical doctors after the opening set. He continued however did not match the rival’s tempo in set quantity two, embracing one other early exit. Martinez dropped 13 factors in 9 service video games.
The Spaniard received damaged as soon as and stored the strain on his opponent on the return. Pedro grabbed 48% of the return factors and transformed them into 4 breaks from eight alternatives.
Robust night time. Did my finest however couldn’t combat my fever down. Hope to be contemporary quickly. Thanks Holland to your help 🙏🏼 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/sUePQ6RAiw
— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) February 6, 2025
The lower-ranked participant hit 12 winners and 13 unforced errors. He didn’t must do extra after Holger’s 44 unforced errors, over 30 from his forehand! The Spaniard took cost from the baseline and introduced the victory dwelling in model.
The Dane made a sluggish begin and sprayed a forehand error within the second recreation of the conflict to fall behind. World no. 14 landed a forehand down the road winner within the third recreation, pulling the break again and securing his solely return recreation.
Pedro Martinez & Holger Rune, Rotterdam 2025© Stream screenshot
Rune held after deuces within the sixth recreation and remained on the constructive facet. He closed the eighth recreation with an unreturned serve, locking the outcome at 4-4. Martinez climbed again from 0-30 within the ninth recreation and held after a deuce for 5-4.
Holger missed a forehand within the tenth recreation and confronted a set level. He despatched one other forehand lengthy to drop serve and hand the opening set to his rival 6-4 in 45 minutes. Rune held after a deuce within the second recreation of the second set with a volley winner.
Holger Rune, Rotterdam 2025© Stream screenshot
Pedro made a push on the return within the fourth recreation and generated 5 break factors. Holger netted a routine forehand on the final, dropping serve and shifting nearer to the exit door. The Spaniard held at love with a forehand winner within the fifth recreation and solid a 4-1 benefit.
The Dane netted a backhand within the sixth recreation, falling 5-1 behind and permitting his rival to serve for the win. Martinez held at love in recreation seven, shifting excessive in model and arranging the quarter-final conflict with Carlos Alcaraz.
