Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6 (3), 6-4 and 6-4 against Danish Holger Rune in the quarterfinals of the last Wimbledon. The Murcian showed, against his rival from the 2023 vintage, that at 20 years old he is ahead of his sporting development. His subsequent victory in the ‘Cathedral’, which ousted the Serbian Novak Djokovic, confirmed a sensation that greatly affected the Nordics.
Holger Rune has not raised his head since then, despite the fact that he remains in sixth place in the world ranking, although the trend is downward as he enters a very negative streak of results. His loss in the round of 16 indoors in Stockholm, where he was defending his crown, against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, compounded his problems.
It was the eighth loss in the last nine games played. French coach Patrick Mouratoglou has stayed on the road, not understanding Rune’s usual coach, his compatriot Lars Christensen.
Between back pain and eliminations, Rune made a drastic decision in his budding career. It was placed in the hands of a legend of this sport, the German Boris Becker. “Yes, I confirm that I am Rune’s new coach,” the champion of six Grand Slam titles said in a podcast on Eurosport, the television channel with which he works.
“Holger is a rough diamond that needs polishing. I like his emotional outbursts. I used to coach a player, Novak Djokovic, who was sometimes not himself on the court. But that is allowed. Holger is one of the best young players in the world. My ambition is to find the best Rune Holger,” said the 55-year-old German, recalling his experience from 2013 to 2016 at the Serbian number one, often overreactions in the relationship in his court box. .
Because of his tax problems, which included imprisonment, Becker was banned from entering Great Britain until October 2024. Although Rune’s current trial requires positive signals to extend cooperation after completing this course, with the Dane having to show 1,000 points in Paris-Bercy as the current champion. There he definitely promoted himself as a rising star, confirming predictions from his childhood, when he kept up with and competed with Carlos Alcaraz, his reference and who he wanted to be close to professionally again.
Source: La Verdad
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