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About a month ago he lived up to his reputation again: Holger Rune (20) was angry at the US Open because he only had to play his match in the first round on an outdoor court. He placed the card of Flushing Meadows on it. The arrogant move backfired: the co-favorite was eliminated in four sets against Roberto Carballes Baena (30). And I heard from the player camp that his behavior wasn’t exactly the most mature. World number three Daniil Medvedev (27) understood Rune’s frustration but advised: “The point is that it’s always better to talk about it after the match.”
For the feisty Dane, who this spring put the “Gazzetta dello Sport” in first place in the list of the biggest tennis bullies, the US Open-Out was another setback. And now his crisis has worsened. He has won just one match on the tour since Wimbledon in mid-July – not always fully fit. In addition, there is a divorce from star coach Patrick Mouratoglou (53).
“20 percent” of performance
Most recently he lost to Grigor Dimitrov (32) in Beijing and then said: “I am currently showing 20 percent of what I can do.” With the finals in Rome and Monte Carlo and the 250cc title in Munich, he showed what he is capable of in the spring. And above all: With last year’s fantastic final sprint. At that time he reached the finals in Sofia and Basel and won the tournament in Stockholm. He then defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Masters in Paris and broke into the top 10 in the world for the first time.
But it is precisely this mountain of points – from now on there are still 1550 points – that he now has to defend. If his sporting crisis continues, the current number four in the world risks falling in the rankings. And: possibly even miss the ATP final in Turin.
Rune needs a quick turnaround. He will get his next chance at the Masters in Shanghai, before Stockholm and Basel follow. At the Swiss Indoors he is one of four top 10 cracks who plan to start, alongside Carlos Alcaraz (20/ATP 2), Taylor Fritz (25/ATP 8) and Casper Ruud (24/ATP 9). (mpe)
Source : Blick
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