RUNE. With Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune embodies the future of world tennis. Biography, ranking, Patrick Mouratoglou, discover everything you need to know about “Holgy”.
Tennis fans know it, if there is Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune is also the future of world tennis. Faced with Hugo Gaston, the Dane will discover the Philippe Chatrier court at Roland-Garros for the first time and will have to face the pressure of the public, totally committed to the cause of the Frenchman. Winner very easily of Denis Shapovalov in the 1st round then of the Swiss Laaksonen in the 2nd round, the Dane could be the good surprise of this Roland.
This match will be special for Holger Rune since the two men are friends in life as he explained at a press conference. “Yes, it’s true. We train together, he’s nice. I respect him, as a player and as a person. His results are good, especially at Roland-Garros, so it will be a contested match, probably on a big short and probably with a lot of people in the stands. I have to mentally prepare myself. Anyway, I’m looking forward to it. He’s fun, he has a lot of variations in his game. It will be the first time that we will play against each other competitively.”
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Biography Holger Rune.
Holger Rune was born on April 29, 2003 in Gentofte, a Danish city. He started playing tennis at the age of six, thanks to his sister who also played. If the young Dane is now devoted to tennis, this has not always been the case according to his coach, Lars Christensen “At first he also played a little football and did all kinds of hobbies. But very quickly he just wanted to be a tennis player”.
In 2016, he joined the Academy of Patrick Mouratoglou in the south of France where he continued his training with the aim of becoming a professional player and dethroning his idols: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Before performing excellently with the “big guys”, Holger Rune also spoke with the juniors where he won Roland-Garros in 2019, a title allowing him to become the world No. 1 in his category in October 2019. .
Among his main feats, the Dane played his first Grand Slam match at the US Open 2021 against Novak Djokovic where he managed to take a round from the Serbian. More recently, his victory against Alexander Zverev at the Munich tournament should serve as a benchmark for the rest of his young career.
A powerful player, Holger Rune is a true follower of earth beaten where Roland-Garros is his favorite tournament. His topspin service and his offensive panoply are highlighted on a surface where the Dane can also take advantage of his physical qualities.
What is Holger Rune’s track record?
Since turning pro in 2020, Holger Rune has won 1 title on the ATP Pro Tour. It was in April 2022 at the Munich tournament (Germany) where the Dane beat Jiri Lehecka, Alexander ZverevEmil Ruusuvuori and Oscar Otte before taking advantage of Botic Van De Zandschulp’s retirement in the final to win his first tournament.
What is the ranking of Holger Rune?
1019th in the world when he arrived as a professional on the ATP circuit in 2020, Holger Rune is currently 45th in the rankings ATPhis best rank since the start of his career.
What is Holger Rune’s salary?
A professional since 2020, Holger Rune has amassed nearly $1 million ($682,494) since the start of his career in earnings from tournament performances.
Holger Rune and the Mouratoglou Academy
He has been training since he was thirteen at the Mouratoglou Academy. An academy that allowed him to develop his level of play while taking school lessons. In the South of France, the Dane has always shown desire, motivation and application to reach the professionals. Patrick Mouratoglou said of the prodigy: “He is very complete. It is difficult to find a weakness in his game. He is extremely solid, very serious and very focused. If you ask me how far he can go, then I will not put a ceiling on him, because I don’t do it. I think it’s the right thing to do, but with the abilities he has, he can go very far.”
An opinion fully shared by another player from the Mouratoglou Academy, the Greek and 5th in the world Stefanos Tsitsipas: “I remember telling my coach he had something special. I don’t say that often about players, but he caught my eye and I think we’ll see a lot about him in the near future. is holding him back. He has everything it takes to be a top player and I won’t be surprised if we see him in the top 10 in the future.”
Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz
With Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune is one of the players of the new generation of world tennis. A generation already claiming final victory in the Grand Slam or at the Masters 1000.