Indian Wells quarterfinals, where he will face fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune overcame a set disadvantage and survived a match point.
Rune gave up the first set in 32 minutes and appeared to be out of the match when Fritz
Fritz was withering in the California desert when Rune finished the match on service, capping it off with a ferocious forehand winner.
Fritz was withering in the California desert when Rune finished the match on service, capping it off with a ferocious forehand winner.
"It was absurd. I simply tried to play better point to point and really just stayed in the moment," Rune remarked
"By the conclusion of the second set, I was able to raise my game very dramatically, which meant everything for the match."
. I kept thinking that eventually I will find my groove. It was good that I found it even though it was on the brink."
Rune will now face last year's runner-up, Medvedev, who defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 in a nearly faultless performance to maintain his chances of winning a first-round match this year after losing in the Australian Open final.
Rune promised to come out swinging after splitting his two career matches with the Russian in the previous year.
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