The escape artists


HOLGER Rune should have been out of the Paris Masters in the first round last year.

The Dane faced Stan Wawrinka in a contentious opening match that didn’t finish until after midnight. After saving three match points, Rune beat Wawrinka, a three-time major champion, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7–3), and went on to win the whole tournament, his first Masters 1000 crown.

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