This is not a good time for the Holger Rune. After a good start to the season, in recent months the Dane entered a very negative dynamic that made his presence at the ATP Finals complicated.
After three months without winning three games in a row, Rune managed to reach the semifinals of the Basel tournament this Friday. It seems the hand of his new coach, Boris Becker, is starting to show, but It went wrong on Saturday against Felix Auger-Alliassime.
The Canadian won without too much trouble (6-3, 6-2) and this Sunday he will play the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Basel, where Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated, against the Polish Hubert Hurkacz, the winner of the Frenchman Ugo Humbert by 6-4, 3-6 and 7 -6 (5). ).
The loss did not sit well with Rune, who justified himself after the match by shooting the physiotherapists at the Swiss tournament. “My legs are very tight because the ATP physiotherapists are not good enough to treat the players. That’s the reason. Why do you think I play? People should know that they are not good. There is a physio that lasts 10 minutes per player. And yes, I could bring my own physio, which is what I will do. “We play at the best level and we have high-level physios,” lamented the Dane, who is already thinking about the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000, the last event of the season where the ticket to the ATP Finals will play.
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev are safe. There are three places left in contention, so far for Stefanos Tsitsipas (3,875 points), Alexander Zverev (3,460) and Holger Rune (3,280).
Ninth, in reserve after surpassing Taylor Fritz (3,055), Hurkacz, with 3,065 points, which would be 3,265 if he were champion in Basel.
It’s been a busy week for Holger Rune, whose quarterfinal match saw him receive a strange reprimand from the chair umpire. “Mostly, you’re good, Casper“the referee told him.”I’m not Casper“The Dane replied, we don’t know if he is used to being confused with Casper Ruud.
Source: La Verdad
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