It’s a tough one for Dimi for sure. More points won, more break points, positive ratio between winners and errors … quality match from him but couldn’t clinch it. He won a lot of close matches lately and it was inevitable that he’d lose one. Unfortunately it was to Rune who for me didn’t have the most professional behaviour and sometimes is tough to cheer for unlike Dimitrov but what can you do.
Come on… tennis is suffering from purist only wanna see Sinners traditional on court behavior. It’s so damn boring to watch sinner. We want emotions , we want drama. You guys are so soft that you think it’s tough to cheer for a guy who have been dedicated his whole life, just bc he is hard on himself. He brings emotions , that elevate the entertainment.
Today it was the crowd and tennis which won! What a spectacle ! My greatest respect to both players playing supreme tennis, one of the best matches this year so far.
Those were not real saves, but a trap for Grigor, rather dangerous, but Rune was strong enough to make them. These were a trap for Grigor, mean tennis from Rune. Grigor should be wiser.
Never give up, Runes recipe for todays, and best match in Monte Carlo 2024 so far.... Dimitrov played great tennis. The moments when Rune is in the zone, he can beat anybody
@@Big_Topic sure ... Just telling that it has become kind of boring that Meddy/Sinner/Nole finals... In terms of a well played tennis that Grigor Holger and Carlitos can show... Entertainment
Unfortunately Grigor was not wise enough to enter the 2 traps Rune prepared for him, one 1st set and second - the third one. He should be wiser and avoid them...but unfortunately...
Good win by Rune. From the highlights, it looked like he came out at the end of the 3rd set and tiebreak actually hitting out, instead of rolling the ball, which he sometimes does in tight situations late in the match.
Yes, is shocking the difference when hes hitting with ofensive mindset compared when he stands back and just pass the ball, he doesnt have reason. To play defensive, hes tall, strong, can hit from both sides, good volley, good down the line shots, he should be dictsting the points left and right
I like Rune's playstyle and he has matured but there's still a ways to go. Really surprised the umpire was checking every ball mark and allowed that medical time out
Agree, but can’t wait for all this magic backed up by titles, come on, he’s being doing it for 15 years, and so far his biggest trophies are Serena and Maria…(((( I sincerely cheering for him and wish him victories and titles. He really deserves it.
Okay so apparently Rune is scheduled to play Sinner at 1PM tomorrow as the second match of the day. 1 PM as the second match of the day! The guy just played about 5 hours in a single day and he has to play freaking Jannik Sinner at 1PM whilst having spent around 5 sets and 5 hours in the past 24 hours once that match begins! Ridiculous! Why on earth is he not scheduled to play as the latest match of the day? That's straight up disrespectful from the tournament organizers/schedulers. Either theyre trying to knock Rune out of the tournament, or they straight up do not care about the match fitness of a guy like Holger Rune.
The fact that he pushed Rune like this on the slow clay is a good sign for him. Let’s not forget that Grigor came from Miami with jet lag and had to play R1 a couple of days later. His shortest turnaround on clay yet and he’s not so young. He’ll have time to finally rest now and get ready for Madrid.
01:17 Why the F are you going down to show the point when you have the technology to show it digitally. This is crazy. Great Match though, Well Done Rune, after a long time today he looked like he meant business.
I've watched the entire game and these are my observations: 1 set was balanced but on the tie break Rune was a little bit better especially considering the fact that he got much better Tie break record than Dimitrov. In the second set, Rune called the physiotherapist and complained that he had muscle or tendon pain affecting his right arm .So after the physiotherapist finished his consultation, Rune in most cases played only short exchanges of balls and a lot of drop shots with the idea of not affecting his right arm . The 3rd set, after Rune was seen that Dimitrov did not take the bait and was playing at a constant level, he instantly revived and started to play like in the first set suddenly forgetting that he had any health problems. After they both reached the tie break Rune was much more aggressive than Dimitrov, who played a passive and fearful Tie break in my opinion. Conclusion: considering that Rune has Patrick Mouratoglou as a coach, I think it was a strategy in the 2nd set to create a lack of concentration in Dimitrov's mind so that in the 3rd set Rune could win unexpectedly. This match proved that tennis is not only a game between 2 tennis players where someone is stronger in terms of the game, but strategy, psychology and a professional coach are also very important.
Real bad analysis. Second set - Rune's level dropped, he played dirty tricks like overall, fake medicine timeout. Traps for Dimitrov 1st and 3rd set. Dirty tricks and play. That's all Rune. One of the umpire arguing, Grigor stepped forward and Rune quit on the second. Cowardness and dirty play. I wish it was 6:0 6:0 by Sinner.
I get really angry at the tournament directors in the way they're scheduling Rune's matches. So both Dimitrov and Rune had their matches delayed due to rain yesterday so both of them had to finish their R32 match today. Okay fair enough, rain delays can happen But then it'd be reasonable to play those R32 as the first matches of the day so both players have enough time to recover for their R16 match (the match we're seeing right here with these highlights). And that didn't happen. BOTH Dimitrov and Rune played the second match of the day on their respective courts. Not only that, but then if i Remember correctly the Rune and Dimitrov match was scheduled to be the 4th out of the 5th match of the day on the court they were to play on. Rune then went to 3 sets in the match he played against Sumit Nagal,. Because of that, he finished his match significantly later than Dimitrov and didn't have much time to rest at all for his match against Dimitrov, which ended up lasting around 3,5 hours. Good for Rune to get the win though. Both Rune and Dimitrov deserved their incompleted R32 match to have it be the first match of the day on their respective courts and the match against one another to be the latest match of the day on whatever court it may have been to give them time to recover. It wasn't. It was the 2nd and 4th match. But if that wasn't bad enough, now Rune is scheduled to play Sinner at 1PM tomorrow as the second match of the day. 1 PM! The guy just played about 5 hours in a single day and he has to play freaking Jannik Sinner at 1PM whilst having spent around 5 sets and 5 hours in the past 24 hours once that match begins! Ridiculous!
His win percentage in tiebreaks is very very high. His problem is lack of concentration at points during matches, but when he focuses he is absolutely top class. Maybe concentrating an entire match will come with experience
C'est dommage pour grigor Dimitrov ET son adversaire rune critique toutes les décisions de l'arbitre dans le premier set je n'aime pas ce genre de joueur grigor Dimitrov es plus fairplay plus humble j'aime bien ce tennisman beaucoup de respect pour lui
Yeah Rune is still a bit immature, bit come on, he is 20 years old. With experience he’ll mature. He has an incredible top level but also an incredible low level. With more maturity, that low level will go up, and he’ll be pure poison to meet.
some of the finest tennis i have ever seen. It is much like poker, watching the alpian siman dismantle tennis is not the same as this match. Watch the tension, the friction and fusion, top ten men one of the most youthful and the the only other senior, the old GOAT. I have made fewer than two comment on tennis vids ever. Just because this is tennis at its best, like i said you only hand a little better, at the end. No spoilers.
Unfortunate for Dimitrov but congratulations to Rune - he played some very high-risk shots at critical moments and was going for his shots more in that last-set breaker. Dimitrov also lost two tie-breaks to Rune at Wimbledon last year. Lightning struck again!!
Congratulations to Holger! They both played a wonderful match. Did anyone else notice that Holger "tried" the one-handed backhand during set point of Grigor on 2nd set?! It didn't go in though.
rune is back, taking down one of the best players in the world. sinner should be the favorite tomorrow, but it should be another banger in terms of shot-making
If you don't understand the effect of painkillers or, for that matter, the difference between serving 160 km/h in a set versus serving 130 km/h in a set; then you are simply too ungifted to understand the sport. The problem is yours and no one else's 🤭🤭🤭
My respect for both players. True fighter spirit.
Dimi was more inspirational but need to say this boy has balls in clinch moments.
They both have won a match each today and now such a tight battle!
It’s a tough one for Dimi for sure. More points won, more break points, positive ratio between winners and errors … quality match from him but couldn’t clinch it. He won a lot of close matches lately and it was inevitable that he’d lose one. Unfortunately it was to Rune who for me didn’t have the most professional behaviour and sometimes is tough to cheer for unlike Dimitrov but what can you do.
@@gabrielametodieva8360 the positive point is that rune would be tougher for sinner. Look at miami final..
And he grabs his balls in clinch moments. He is definitely a clutch player.
Come on… tennis is suffering from purist only wanna see Sinners traditional on court behavior.
It’s so damn boring to watch sinner. We want emotions , we want drama.
You guys are so soft that you think it’s tough to cheer for a guy who have been dedicated his whole life, just bc he is hard on himself. He brings emotions , that elevate the entertainment.
you mean a set hahhahahahhaahhahahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahaha
best match of the tourney so far. the same with grigor's matches in Miami.
03:04 this is one of the points of the century.
Amazing tennis by both!
Today it was the crowd and tennis which won! What a spectacle ! My greatest respect to both players playing supreme tennis, one of the best matches this year so far.
Rune saved 2 match points. Great stuff. 🎉
Those were not real saves, but a trap for Grigor, rather dangerous, but Rune was strong enough to make them. These were a trap for Grigor, mean tennis from Rune. Grigor should be wiser.
Never give up, Runes recipe for todays, and best match in Monte Carlo 2024 so far.... Dimitrov played great tennis. The moments when Rune is in the zone, he can beat anybody
rune 🎉🎉my guy
courageous play from rune at the end. deserved win.
I would say mean play from Rune overall. What a mean guy.
omg this level of play is insane! Probably would end up one of the best matches year-around
Grigor may have won more points but, as Boris Becker once said: "it's who wins the most set points who wins". And Holger did that.
Poor gamesmanship though. It's a pity.
@@millenium13constantin58
He won. Your point?
@@malekat8539What are you not getting about his point?
@@sankalpchawla007What did he do during this match? Complain about a point or 2? Lets cry..
@@malekat8539 Learn to read with understanding. Can't help.
Surely the match of the tournament in terms of techniques and well played tennis in general... These two would make a great final to watch..
That already happened in the Brisbane final
@@Big_Topic sure ... Just telling that it has become kind of boring that Meddy/Sinner/Nole finals... In terms of a well played tennis that Grigor Holger and Carlitos can show... Entertainment
What a match!
Rune fought like a gladiator in the stadium where the crowd not favoriting him. 😮
Who would like mean and dirty tricks and play, well Sinner kicked this unbehaved prson from the tournament = deserved
Boy defeated a grownup, nope, a wise man. The point at 3:03 is mind boggling!
Stunning 😮
Unfortunately Grigor was not wise enough to enter the 2 traps Rune prepared for him, one 1st set and second - the third one. He should be wiser and avoid them...but unfortunately...
2:00 he has risen and his name is Holger Rune
2:24 rune one handed backhand 😮
That’s why it didn’t cross the net. 😅
2:24 backhand rune 😂😂😂
It should be in would be epic
Bro thought he was dimitrov
so much influence from Dimitrov 😂
He’s a much better player after Patrick mountarlogue started coaching him
Lol. That didn't go well.
Amazing showdown , thank you both, delightful to watch
wow, bernardes has eyes!
Dimi is having a great year so far despite this loss.
Good win by Rune. From the highlights, it looked like he came out at the end of the 3rd set and tiebreak actually hitting out, instead of rolling the ball, which he sometimes does in tight situations late in the match.
Yes, is shocking the difference when hes hitting with ofensive mindset compared when he stands back and just pass the ball, he doesnt have reason. To play defensive, hes tall, strong, can hit from both sides, good volley, good down the line shots, he should be dictsting the points left and right
Great match from both. Almost count as a five set match win for Rune, as he beat Nagal in three sets (played two today) 1,5 hours before this one.
Holger has so much potential, but he can be such a headcase. I hope he loses his demons, and we can see his true form.
what a beautiful tennis , brilliant
I like Rune's playstyle and he has matured but there's still a ways to go. Really surprised the umpire was checking every ball mark and allowed that medical time out
After Medvedev's made him piss his pants lol
Wow! That was a banger!
Pure magic by Grigor 🃏🧙♂️❇ (minute 2:04)
Agree, but can’t wait for all this magic backed up by titles, come on, he’s being doing it for 15 years, and so far his biggest trophies are Serena and Maria…(((( I sincerely cheering for him and wish him victories and titles. He really deserves it.
Nice to see Rune back in form!
What a match! Like both these guys, but wanted Dimitrov to pull it off, hes been playing amazing tennis
Congratulations to Rune, one of my favorite players.
That was a great match.
Grigor doing his magic and Rune saving match points, Epic!
Rune back to his form.. after long time he played like the top 10 player... Congrats..
I'm not sure I ever saw a video with to many watches and 0 dislikes. It speaks volumes about the quality of this clash
They don't show dislikes anymore ..
@@blucat4 @blucat4 yeah, there are ways to see them, my friend. There are some dislikes now though (very few of course, the match was a masterpiece)
Okay so apparently Rune is scheduled to play Sinner at 1PM tomorrow as the second match of the day. 1 PM as the second match of the day! The guy just played about 5 hours in a single day and he has to play freaking Jannik Sinner at 1PM whilst having spent around 5 sets and 5 hours in the past 24 hours once that match begins! Ridiculous!
Why on earth is he not scheduled to play as the latest match of the day? That's straight up disrespectful from the tournament organizers/schedulers. Either theyre trying to knock Rune out of the tournament, or they straight up do not care about the match fitness of a guy like Holger Rune.
Because he is also playing doubles.
Rune's legs are amazing!!!
His everything is amazing.
Why does he always get so tired then?
Want to see rune winning all the time because it's due for tennis future and new big3
Couldn't agree less.
Rune showed a strong mentality 🔚🔝😼
Crying baby mentality
Rune showed "drama queen" behavior for sure!👎🎾😀
He showed crying baby mentality
He showed mean mentality and dirty unsportsmansip. Disgusting Rune.
Mamma mia Dimitrov ❤ what a player
Huge focus for win , for holger
Fan of Grigor but deserved win for Rune,he kept his cool when it mattered.
Clay was never Grigor’s thing,expect him to do better when the grass comes.
The fact that he pushed Rune like this on the slow clay is a good sign for him. Let’s not forget that Grigor came from Miami with jet lag and had to play R1 a couple of days later. His shortest turnaround on clay yet and he’s not so young. He’ll have time to finally rest now and get ready for Madrid.
01:17 Why the F are you going down to show the point when you have the technology to show it digitally. This is crazy. Great Match though, Well Done Rune, after a long time today he looked like he meant business.
excellent. both play very well
1:57 The most enjoyable tennis player
This is the highest level Rune has been able to find since last year.
Indeed!
He needs to do better. He won't be able to beat Sinner tomorrow if he plays like this.
Is it my impression or Rune engaged into “Alcaraz mode” at last portion of the match? Really impressive game from both players 🥳
It seems the Dane got angry 😊
Sad for Dimitrov, he is pure tennis magic. I don't like Rune´s personality, hope Sinner will win tomorrow.
Must have been a great match to be at in person
Surely the match of the tournament in terms of techniques and well played tennis in general... These two would make a great final to watch..
I've watched the entire game and these are my observations: 1 set was balanced but on the tie break Rune was a little bit better especially considering the fact that he got much better Tie break record than Dimitrov. In the second set, Rune called the physiotherapist and complained that he had muscle or tendon pain affecting his right arm .So after the physiotherapist finished his consultation, Rune in most cases played only short exchanges of balls and a lot of drop shots with the idea of not affecting his right arm . The 3rd set, after Rune was seen that Dimitrov did not take the bait and was playing at a constant level, he instantly revived and started to play like in the first set suddenly forgetting that he had any health problems. After they both reached the tie break Rune was much more aggressive than Dimitrov, who played a passive and fearful Tie break in my opinion. Conclusion: considering that Rune has Patrick Mouratoglou as a coach, I think it was a strategy in the 2nd set to create a lack of concentration in Dimitrov's mind so that in the 3rd set Rune could win unexpectedly. This match proved that tennis is not only a game between 2 tennis players where someone is stronger in terms of the game, but strategy, psychology and a professional coach are also very important.
Real bad analysis. Second set - Rune's level dropped, he played dirty tricks like overall, fake medicine timeout. Traps for Dimitrov 1st and 3rd set. Dirty tricks and play. That's all Rune. One of the umpire arguing, Grigor stepped forward and Rune quit on the second. Cowardness and dirty play. I wish it was 6:0 6:0 by Sinner.
HAHA .. Commentator .. "Jesus" !!. That shot by Dimtrov OMG!!! Best of the season!! . This sport 💖
He can't say that!! First time I've heard it, amazing shot by Dimitrov!!
I get really angry at the tournament directors in the way they're scheduling Rune's matches.
So both Dimitrov and Rune had their matches delayed due to rain yesterday so both of them had to finish their R32 match today. Okay fair enough, rain delays can happen
But then it'd be reasonable to play those R32 as the first matches of the day so both players have enough time to recover for their R16 match (the match we're seeing right here with these highlights).
And that didn't happen. BOTH Dimitrov and Rune played the second match of the day on their respective courts. Not only that, but then if i Remember correctly the Rune and Dimitrov match was scheduled to be the 4th out of the 5th match of the day on the court they were to play on.
Rune then went to 3 sets in the match he played against Sumit Nagal,. Because of that, he finished his match significantly later than Dimitrov and didn't have much time to rest at all for his match against Dimitrov, which ended up lasting around 3,5 hours. Good for Rune to get the win though.
Both Rune and Dimitrov deserved their incompleted R32 match to have it be the first match of the day on their respective courts and the match against one another to be the latest match of the day on whatever court it may have been to give them time to recover. It wasn't. It was the 2nd and 4th match.
But if that wasn't bad enough, now Rune is scheduled to play Sinner at 1PM tomorrow as the second match of the day. 1 PM! The guy just played about 5 hours in a single day and he has to play freaking Jannik Sinner at 1PM whilst having spent around 5 sets and 5 hours in the past 24 hours once that match begins! Ridiculous!
Well, he also plays double this week, so I think he plays early in order for him to get enough rest for the doubles match.
Epic match 🎉
I think Rune wins lot of tight matches, wins after being set points and match points down.
Every player does.
His win percentage in tiebreaks is very very high. His problem is lack of concentration at points during matches, but when he focuses he is absolutely top class. Maybe concentrating an entire match will come with experience
Из-за таких матчей я и полюбил теннис
Great match Grigor!!!
Lune seemed to give up the second set and give it his all in the third set. Was this strategy correct?
Yes, because Rune gets to have a mental break whereas Dimitrov has to stay tensed the whole match.
That slice by Dimitrov at 3:32 is one of the best slices i have ever seen🔥🔥🔥
Damn that shot was insane - Holger with the SABR out of nowhere then Dmi with the magic
Next match is against Sinner. Rune will have to run even more. Congrats Rune.
Huge win for Holger Rune! He's getting even stronger!💪
Holger rune mental toughness level up.. 🎉
2 world's best PLAYERS😍🥰😝🤪😘!! HAPPY!
Rune is my favorite player to watch at the moment, he simply doesn't hold back!
Très beau match, difficile, félicitations à Rune qui en est sorti vainqueur et qui gagne en expérience et en maturité ✌🙏
I can only imagine how a 5-setter would have this been 🤷
no, Holga Tune would collapse
@@ALLNAMESAREALLREADYTWell. To be fair Rune played 5 sets today. Dimitrov only 3, so you can’t really say that.
Dimitrov played 4 sets. He just won his match in 2 sets while Rune lost a set to Nagal@@mcbeanster8284
Bellissima partita di tutti e 2,bravi entrambi
Rune needs to meditate get his mental aspect in line, boy got the talent, also he is getting tired, take some tips from novak regarding endurance
Rune has a grueling schedule, I dont know if he was able to recover against Sinner next
RUNE must improve his first serve more power and precise
Beauty match.
Congrats to Rune. I would be more happy if he could take a call... but still good job :)
Yes
The deep breath speaks ✌️
Gran Performance, grandes tiros!!!
Tank was gone for Grigor at the end?
3:04 This point oozed experience, the kind of finish only a veteran would produce at that particular moment of the match.
1:58 and 3:44, it's Dimitrov prime !!
Smart decision to conserve his energy in the second set from Rune.
Yes and no, it could have gone either way, he was lucky to get to a tie break!
Dimitrov looked pissed at the end 😂. Rune is so calm❤
Oh he wasn’t so calm when he was trying to disrupt his opponent all match long with all sorts of dirty tricks. Come on now.
@@gabrielametodieva8360it's called STRATEGY
Love so much Dimitrov. Last elegant player. Please tournament, change your balls and surfaces to get more profiles like that.
Sublime player❤
oh so sorry Grigor, you play amazing tennis
Wasn’t good enough this time. It’s not hard court
What a great match!
C'est dommage pour grigor Dimitrov ET son adversaire rune critique toutes les décisions de l'arbitre dans le premier set je n'aime pas ce genre de joueur grigor Dimitrov es plus fairplay plus humble j'aime bien ce tennisman beaucoup de respect pour lui
Great match from both ! Magic from Dimitrov as usual but Rune clutched this time. Unfortunately he's probably gonna get defeated by Sinner tomorrow.
Not necessarily. Holger is better on clay than hard court and beat Sinner here last year.
Yeah Rune is still a bit immature, bit come on, he is 20 years old. With experience he’ll mature.
He has an incredible top level but also an incredible low level. With more maturity, that low level will go up, and he’ll be pure poison to meet.
Respect for both
the fact that they're arguing about line calls instead of having an electronic line calling system, on crucial points, is so old.
It's pathetic. It's for drama queens who prefer drama rather than good tennis.
Dimi played amazing! Keep it up, Grigor!
01:57 showtime from Grigor
deberia haber dos ranking, es increible como todos los jugadores juegan diferente en arcilla
some of the finest tennis i have ever seen. It is much like poker, watching the alpian siman dismantle tennis is not the same as this match. Watch the tension, the friction and fusion, top ten men one of the most youthful and the the only other senior, the old GOAT. I have made fewer than two comment on tennis vids ever. Just because this is tennis at its best, like i said you only hand a little better, at the end. No spoilers.
Truth is the better player lost, but that is how it goes sometimes…
Unfortunate for Dimitrov but congratulations to Rune - he played some very high-risk shots at critical moments and was going for his shots more in that last-set breaker.
Dimitrov also lost two tie-breaks to Rune at Wimbledon last year.
Lightning struck again!!
Better this happened anyway. Dimitrov would not have had a chance against Sinner, whereas Rune has a legit shot.
2:23 did Rune hit one handed backhand??
he did
Congratulations to Holger! They both played a wonderful match. Did anyone else notice that Holger "tried" the one-handed backhand during set point of Grigor on 2nd set?! It didn't go in though.
WHAT. 1:59 🔥
rune is back, taking down one of the best players in the world. sinner should be the favorite tomorrow, but it should be another banger in terms of shot-making
Rune won because he cheated with the physiotherapy issue, typical trick to distract the adversary good trend
If you don't understand the effect of painkillers or, for that matter, the difference between serving 160 km/h in a set versus serving 130 km/h in a set; then you are simply too ungifted to understand the sport. The problem is yours and no one else's 🤭🤭🤭
Wow .....3 & half hour very tight match...Holger Rune win with his tenacity
2:23 Rune with the one-hander??