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By the midpoint of the clay-court season, even as he navigated his favourite surface, Casper Ruud was still struggling. A year on from his breakout 2022, when he reached the Still, Ruud kept his head down. He worked hard with a positive attitude and in the biggest clay tournament, his unwavering mentality has afforded him more success. In a highly anticipated reprise of the all-Scandinavian grudge match last year, Ruud impressively held off a late surge from an otherwise tired Holger Rune to reach his second consecutive Read more In this same stage a year ago, Rune and Ruud’s 2022 quarter-final had been billed as a feelgood meeting between two Scandinavian players, a rare sight in the latter rounds of major tournaments. It turned out to be the most fractious match of the championship. Rune accused Ruud of screaming “Jaaa!” in his face in the locker room while gloating, Ruud was bemused by Rune’s questionable sportsmanship and it ended with their parents publicly wading in. This sequel was far less of a spectacle. From the beginning, Rune looked sluggish. He came out of the gate flat, spraying unforced errors off both groundstrokes. As Rune was slow and laboured, continually bailing himself out of points with tired drop shots, he happened to be facing one of the most difficult opponents when in such a mood. Ruud offered his weary opponent no easy points, grinding him down in lengthy rallies and using his heavy forehand. Down two sets, Rune finally came alive. He broke Ruud’...

• • December 8, 2022 Holger Rune is one of the fastest-rising stars in tennis and is already arguably the best Danish male player of the open era. Rune enjoyed a breakout season in 2022 that included his first ATP Tour-level title in Munich. He snatched a victory in Scandinavia during an impressive European indoor season as well. However, the peak of his season came at its very end as he triumphed in the Paris Masters before sitting out of the Next Gen finals in Milan. Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune is part a close-knit family that enjoy their tennis. His first coach Lars Christensen remained in charge of Rune’s development until recently, having started working with the future star when he was just a sprite. Rune already has an impressive power game and the all arund skills to win titles on hard courts and clay surfaces and with a bit of work could develop a service game that allows him to dominate on grass as well. Holger Rune lifestyle He hasn’t been high profile for long enough for us to know a great deal about what Holger Rune does away from the court. As a graduate of the Mouratoglou Academy he has undoubtedly been well-prepared for life as an ATP Tour professional. During downtime you are likely to find Holger at the hotel pool getting in some laps or out on the ocean. Like many young tennis pros he spends a lot of ‘free time’ working out. Love life A handsome young man who likely has no shortage of potential romantic partners, Holger Rune is still a bachelor. He hasn’t ...

The ATP is investigating rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune for yelling gay slurs during a match on the most recent ATP Challenger tour. During the semifinals of the Biella Challenger in Italy, Rune screamed the word “faggot” multiple times: once after his opponent hit the ball out of bounds, and then again after the winning point. When one of Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s returns sailed over the white lines, Rune yelled “you are a pussy player!” and “you are playing like a faggot ass!” Later, he shouted “Allez, faggot!” (“Allez” is translated to “go” in English.) The video is below. The first sequence of slurs comes at the 27-second mark. ATP confirmed Monday it’s launching an investigation into the incident. “ATP is committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for all players, staff and fans, and there is absolutely no room for homophobic remarks in tennis,” the organization said in a statement, Rune, 18, made his ATP debut earlier this year. He’s already clinched two titles, including last weekend’s Biella Challenger. On Sunday, Rune issued an apology on Instagram for his language. He doesn’t deny he used the slurs, but contends he was directing them at himself — otherwise known as the Later, Rune made alterations to his apology. Tennis podcaster I don't care about H*lger R*ne but this is one of the shittiest apologies I've ever seen The edited apology is more concise. “I want to take the opportunity to apologise if I offended anyone for using some bad wording to mysel...

PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - Holger Rune is a man in a hurry to hit the Grand Slam big time and the Dane will resume his Scandinavian rivalry with Norwegian Casper Ruud at the French Open on Wednesday, with a spot in the semi-finals at stake. Ruud battled to a four-set win in the previous Paris meeting between the pair at the same stage last year and exchanged a tense handshake at the net with his now 20-year-old opponent, but the drama intensified off the court. He accused Rune of lying after the youngster said that the world number four shouted "ja" (yes) in his face in the locker room following the match, but the duo appear to have put their differences behind them. There was a warmer handshake after Rune rallied to beat Ruud in the Italian Open semi-finals last month, his first victory over the 24-year-old in five meetings. "Obviously there was drama last year and I hope we can make less drama this year," said Rune, who laboured into the quarter-finals with a five-set victory over Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. "We played in Rome. It was a good match. He's a good player. I respect him. There's no problem. We're good. Should be a match without problems, hopefully. Looking forward for it. "I lost last year. It's going to be the same scenario... Hopefully I can turn it around and make it different this year." Last year's runner-up Ruud has eased into the last eight dropping only two sets in his four matches, having put his thrashing by Rafa Nadal in the 2022 final behind him...

Rune at the Fullname Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune Country(sports) Residence Born ( 2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age20) Height 1.88m (6ft 2in) Turnedpro 2020 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Lars Christensen Prize money US$5,342,967 Singles Careerrecord 80–49 (62.0%in Careertitles 4 Highestranking No. 6 (22 May 2023) Currentranking No. 6 (22 May 2023) Grand Slam singles results 4R ( QF ( 1R ( 3R ( Doubles Careerrecord 10–4 (71.4%) Careertitles 0 Highestranking No. 174 (26 September 2022) Currentranking No. 192 (22 May 2023) Grand Slam doubles results 2R ( Team competitions Last updated on: 22 May 2023. Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune ( Danish: Rune has won four Early life [ ] Rune was born on 29 April 2003 in Gentofte, Denmark, to Aneke Rune and Anders Nødskov. He has a sister named Alma. He began playing tennis at the age of 6 because his sister played and he started to take the sport seriously. Throughout his childhood, he was coached by Lars Christensen who still remains his head coach and, along with his mother, is credited as his biggest inspiration. Junior career [ ] In 2014, he became Danish U12 champion in mixed doubles with He started training at the In 2017, he won the European U14 singles championship. At age 15, he became the youngest Danish male singles champion by winning the 2019 indoor tournament. On 8 June 2019 Rune defeated Holger received a wildcard and won a match at the On 28 October 2019 he achieved a Rune served as a practice partner at the Profess...

Holger Rune became the first Danish man to reach the quarter-final in his Roland Garros debut last year French Open 2023 Dates: 28 May-11 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Coverage: Live text and radio commentaries of selected matches across BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and app Holger Rune says has "very good dreams" of lifting the French Open trophy after advancing to the fourth round of this year's tournament. The Danish sixth seed, regarded as one of the contenders for the title, beat Argentina's Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 to advance. "I love to sleep - I probably sleep around nine to 13 hours if I can," the 20-year-old said. "When you actually make the dreams into a reality, it feels even better." Last year's finalist Casper Ruud rallied from a set down to beat China's Zhang Zhizhen, but ninth seed Taylor Fritz , of the USA, lost to Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. Norwegian Ruud and Rune are on course to meet in the quarter-finals in a repeat of last year's tournament. Ruud beat Rune last year at Roland Garros but Rune won their most recent encounter at the Rome Masters earlier in May and has been in good form this year. He came into his match after a three-day break, having advanced to the third round via a walkover when France's Gael Monfils withdrew shortly before their match. "Sometimes I have very good dreams that I stand there with the trophy and stuff but then when you wake up, you're like 'oh, I'm just in bed'," he said. • Swiatek earn...