a few weeks ago by pensioners ATP Finals in London, the 16-year-old Danish tenniskomet lots of training time with superstars such as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. And on Monday fly he to Florida to not only work out with Serena Williams – but also to be among the participants in the filming of an american documentary, which also bokselegenden Mike Tyson involved.
“It has been an absolutely fantastic year for me,” says Holger Rune for B. T. and adds:
“There have been lots of great experiences. The biggest was my cup at the French Open (in Paris, ed.). I still get chills when I think of how big an achievement it was. But it was also amazing to get to play and talk with the biggest tennis stars at the ATP Finals. They gave me lots of good advice on the road, and already now I feel that my serve has improved.”
After turneringssejrene at the French Open and sæsonfinalen in China, he concludes 2019 as the number one in the world in drengesingle.
“A big goal is reached. Now it is over juniortennis. The future focus I me of my senior career,” says Holger Rune, who hope that the summer can be the number 400 on the world ranking, so he can come directly into the the tournaments on the ATP’s Challenger tour.
According to his mother and manager, Aneke Rune, sæsondebuterer he in 2020 by a 15.000 US dollars tournament in France in January. Then, the plan is that Holger Rune in February, playing three tournaments at the green gravel in the UNITED states.
“It makes no sense that Holger continues to play juniortennis. He is well aware that there is waiting a new world with turneringsdeltagelse in the more humble framework. But he must achieve his goal to be in the top-20 in the ATP’s world rankings for may 2022, is it in the way he should go,” says Aneke Rune.
It was supposed to Holger Rune these days should have played a smaller tournament in Tunisia, but since he is in the last week although its a minor back injury, are the plans dropped.
“Fortunately, it does not hurt anymore. Today (Tuesday, ed.) I turned back on the tennis court. Without problems. So my trip next week to Florida is not in danger,” says Holger Rune.
as for his team, it will be in 2020 unchanged.
“Lars Christensen will still be his coach,” says Aneke Rune.
She reveals that the great american sportsmanagement company IMG in the autumn has courted Holger Rune.
“But he has not had the desire to switch from Wee Sport (the Swedish company, red.). So them he has extended the contract with,” says Aneke Rune.
with regard to sponsorship agreements, he continues to play with the Babolat-racket, although there has been some interesting offers from, among others, Head and Wilson.
“Different it can of course not be, when now Holger thrive on the racket, he in the current season have won many matches with it,” says Aneke Rune.
the Decision to Holger Rune should not play more juniorkampe, even though he is a teenager more than two years yet, meaning that he did not put up at the grand slam tournament the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Here also Clara Tauson long since announced that she will not defend the title she won earlier in the year. Therefore Elmer Mills one to represent the Danish tennis in juniorturneringen ‘down under’.
