Holger Rune’s season was not passable and confirmed his involutionary parabola. The younger Danish ace has not improved within the final yr and opponents have recognized his weaknesses very properly, making him a extra weak participant than in 2022.
Rune had reached outstanding peaks within the latter a part of 2022 and the primary half of 2023, with the surprising triumph on the Rolex Paris Masters defeating Novak Djokovic within the ultimate that had deluded everybody. It is possible that that victory got here too quickly and Holger could not deal with the stress within the months that adopted.
Holger Rune© UTS Tour/Instagram – Honest Use
The 2022 Rolex Paris Masters champion has modified a number of coaches within the final twelve months and has conveyed the sensation of not having a transparent concept of what to do. His outcomes haven’t lived as much as expectations and followers are starting to surprise what the actual standing of this participant is.
Rune is working onerous to recuperate his certainties and appears to have lastly discovered the mandatory stability inside his staff, however the subsequent few months will present extra sure solutions on this regard.
Rune’s objectives
The 2025 season may also be crucial for the continuation of his profession and Holger must give his greatest to return to the highest. Till simply over a yr in the past he was thought of on the identical stage as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, whereas now his standing has been closely downgraded.
The younger Dane is aware of that he has to enhance loads if he desires to achieve the extent of Italian and Spanish.
Jannik has been nearly unstoppable in 2024, having gained two Grand Slam titles, three Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals in Turin. The world No. 1 has gained 73 matches this season and suffered solely six losses, detaching all opponents within the ATP rating.
Carlitos, alternatively, didn’t have the identical regularity as his nice rival, however he grew to become the youngest participant ever to win Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships in the identical yr.
Holger Rune© YouTube screenshot
In a protracted interview with ‘Tennis365’, Rune talked about Sinner and Alcaraz: “I think Sinner has been a very complete player this year. Then when Alcaraz is playing his best tennis, he also seems complete, but at the same time, I can see that they can improve in some areas. That’s unbelievable when you think Sinner this year won almost everything. The great thing about tennis is everyone always has a chance to get better. Alcaraz has been great for tennis. He’s a great player, has a lot of skills and he is showing his skills on the court. Hopefully I will be there with them soon.”
Plenty of controls
The 2024 season was additionally marked by two very surprising doping circumstances. Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have been each discovered constructive, however managed to show their innocence. Their circumstances have generated loads of dialogue and controversy, dividing each followers and gamers themselves.
In the identical interview, Holger revealed that he had been examined a number of occasions this yr.
“We had a lot of doping control this year,” Rune defined. “Before the Olympics this year, I had around 20 and that is a lot, but they are doing everything to keep the sport clean, which is very, very important.
“I take a lot of care about the supplements I take like every player, but it can be unfortunate or it can be something else.
Personally, I always take care of what I eat and drink. If I leave a drink anywhere, I never pick it up again. You have to protect yourself where you can to make sure I can do what I can to do what I love and that’s play tennis every day.
I do blood tests maybe once a year to see what my body needs more of, but that’s too personal to talk about. It’s things like vitamin C when you get sick and you need more of that.”
Holger Rune, Paris Masters 2022© Stream screenshot
The Dane has additionally had a number of bodily issues in current months and caring for his physique is a side he undoubtedly must work on. The 2022 Rolex Paris Masters champion is sort of susceptible to accidents, even though he’s nonetheless very younger and has most of his profession forward of him.
In 2025 he must exhibit extra common performances and show that he’s extra mature from a psychological standpoint, having misplaced too many matches attributable to his character flaws. The 2025 Australian Open will probably be his first take a look at to show that he has grown and is lastly able to develop into a high participant.
