He has long been talked about for his shots on the pitch but also for the exuberance of his attitudes. Holger Rune but that’s how he did it, and in the last few hours he fell back into it. The Danish tennis player, number 8 in the world, was defeated in the final of theUltimate Tennis Showdown and Jack Draper. In addition to the result, he made headlines for his veiled criticism of the format created by his former coach Mouratoglou. In addition to this also the interviews during the matches and the excessive freedom granted to the players.
Runes on the Ultimate Tennis Showdown format: “I don’t like it”
During the challenge against Bublikthe Dane expressed his dissent towards the format: “I don’t like – his words – I don’t know, it’s still tennis but it’s strange”. Then he responded badly to the interlocutors’ questions. In one of these he replied ” That stupid question…”, hastily leaving the interview to immediately return to playing. Subsequently the positive results had calmed his anger, which then returned during the difficult match against Rublev.
Rune after the challenge with Rublev: “A show of m…”
During the match against the Russian, number 5 in the world, Rune protested to the referee for a long time until he climbed onto his seat. Regarding what happened, Rune responded: “This is it a shitty show“. His words caused a chill among all those present, shocked by the Dane’s judgement. In short, a tennis player who never stops making people talk about himself.
