Holger Rune topples Novak Djokovic in rainy Rome

Denmark's Holger Rune ousted No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in rainy Rome on Wednesday to reach the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semifinals.

The 20-year-old Dane, seeded seventh, completed the upset of the six-time tournament champion in two hours and 19 minutes.

Djokovic clinched the second set following a rain delay of nearly an hour, but Rune regained momentum with back-to-back service breaks to ope