Holger Rune: Top 25 as a goal
Holger Rune played a total of 105 matches in 2021. The 18-year-old Dane would like to reap the harvest for these efforts in the coming season.
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last edit: Dec 25, 2021, 06:54 am
Holger Nodskov Vitus Rune is not lacking in self-confidence, this has already been noted in this and other places. Almost legendary is his offer to tournament organizers that, in return for a wildcard, he would come back to smaller events right now in a later phase of his career - when he would be number one on the ATP charts.
On the other hand: Anyone who has ever watched Rune at work live will come to the conclusion that the energy of the 18-year-old Dane is contagious. And Rune will not want to deny that there is great potential in the playful area. At the latest after his inspiring performance against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the US Open 2021. That Holger Runde's hard work and successes are not yet reflected in the world rankings is a nuisance. Because the current ranking of 103 does not correspond to the performance of Rune. It is due to the frozen points after the Corona break on the tour in summer 2020.
There was a small reward at the end of the year: Rune qualified for the #NextGen finals in Milan, but was eliminated in the group stage after defeats against Carlos Alcaraz and Brandon Nakashima. The only win was against Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
Rune from Australia to South America
Like many other players, Holger Rune trains in Patrick Mouratoglou's academy. There the teenager, who this year won one of the numerous Challenger tournaments in Biella (number 7) and three others in this category in San Marino, Verona and Bergamo, gave a detailed interview to the website tennismajors.com. Here are some excerpts ...
Holger Rune on ...
... his most important win in 2021:
"A match this year that was like a breakthrough for me was in the second round at a Challenger in Italy (in San Marino against Salvatore Caruso, editor's note), where I was 2: 6 and 1: 4 was behind, made the comeback and then won the tournament. That gave me the belief that I would never give up, fight for every point until a match is really over. "
... his workload with 105 matches in 2021:
“To be honest, I've won a lot of matches and played a lot, and I thought to myself that I have to because of the ranking system. And I think it's good to play matches and try things out in games. "
... about his goal of reaching the top 25 next season:
“Yeah, I'm an ambitious guy, but when you look at it, an improvement from 470 to 103 is a much bigger jump than from 103 to 25. I beat a lot of good players and with people like (Pablo) Carreno Busta and Novak (Djokovic) kept up. I believe that I have the playful possibilities and I just need consistency in the matches. "
... about his schedule for the coming season:
“The idea is pretty simple: start in Australia and do as well as possible. I've had a good few months now to build myself up and prepare for the Australian Open. After Australia, I'll be playing on clay in South America. I'm really looking forward to the coming year.