The year 2024 is very busy for Holger Rune, at least in terms of his work group. The Dane, one of the most promising players on the circuit, announced his new coach recentlythe Danish extension player Kenneth Carlsen.
“Kenneth and I have known each other for a long time. It’s great to have you by my side, I can confirm that he will be a permanent part of my team. The plan is for him to continue with me in the future, 100%. He is a good coach and I feel comfortable on the court with him,” Rune told local television before starting his journey to the Rotterdam tournament.
It was the umpteenth attempt for the young Dane, who is without a coach after breaking up his relationship with Boris Beckerwho recently announced the end of their partnership with immediate effect just four months after starting to work with him.
“I stepped down as Holger Rune’s first coach with immediate effect. We started this partnership with the initial goal of reaching the ATP Finals last year, but moving forward I realized that for it to be successful I needed to be available to Holger more than I could. Due to professional and private responsibilities, I cannot give Holger what he needs right now.. I wish him the best and I will always be his number one fan. I really appreciate this journey together,” explained Becker on his social networks.
The German, former world number 1 and winner of six Grand Slam titles, He began training at Rune with the goal of relaunching a disappointing seasonespecially after losing eight of nine matches since his Wimbledon quarterfinal loss to Alcaraz.
French coach Patrick Mouratoglou has stayed the course., who also missed Rune’s usual coach, his compatriot Lars Christensen. Between back pain and layoffs, Holger decided to put himself in the hands of Becker, who also coached Djokovic for three years (2013-2016).
This departure of Becker comes a week after another, the departure of Severin Lüthi, Federer’s former coach. who is also part of Rune’s technical team. The Dane started 2024 by reaching the ATP final in Brisbane (he lost to Grigor Dimitrov) and, after his disappointing KO in Melbourne, last week he retired with physical discomfort in his right arm in the semi-finals in Montpellier against Borna Coric .
Source: La Verdad
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