The floor of the Accor Arena shook this Sunday.
And a young man brought down the master of the place (3-6, 6-3, 7-5) during a magnificent final.
Hot-blooded electric battery on the court, Holger Rune showed composure in key moments against the benchmark.
From the height of his 19 years, the Dane delivered a match close to perfection against the king of Bercy.
The kid who bangs on everything that moves had taken a set from his idol in the first round of the US Open 2021. He did better in Paris.
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It's probably the best emotion of my young career to beat a champion like Djokovic.
I believed in my chances.
I knew how to resist the moments of tension.
It was the toughest match of my life.
I really had to use my youth, my steel will to put pressure on him, and play well at the important moments: that's what made the difference
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Beaten, but not defeated, Novak Djokovic was full of praise for his executioner, the youngest winner at Paris-Bercy…
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