Tennis “Professional and private reasons”
Boris Becker is stepping down as coach after just four months
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After just four months, the collaboration between Holger Rune (l.) and Boris Becker has ended again
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That was a short interlude as a coach. After just a few months, Boris Becker ended his collaboration with Holger Rune. According to his own statement, Becker cannot be there for the young Dane as he deserves.
Tennis legend Boris Becker has ended his collaboration with the young Danish star Holger Rune after less than half a year. “I would like to inform you that I will be stepping down as Holger Rune’s head coach with immediate effect,” Becker said on social media.
He realized that he didn’t have the time to continue working successfully with the seventh in the world rankings. “We started this partnership with the original goal of reaching the ATP Finals at the end of last year, but over time I realized that in order to be successful I need to be available to Holger much more than I can. Due to professional and private reasons, I cannot give Holger what he needs at the moment,” wrote the three-time Wimbledon winner.
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Becker only took over the job as coach from Rune in October of last year and led the 20-year-old to the ATP finals in Turin. The 56-year-old was absent from the Australian Open at the beginning of this year because he was working as a TV expert for Eurosport. In Melbourne, Rune was looked after by long-time Roger Federer coach Severin Lüthi, from whom the Dane has since separated. Rune failed in Australia in the second round.
Rune has won four ATP tournaments so far
Last fall, Rune found himself in the first major crisis of his young career. There were no successes and the 20-year-old had to accept numerous defeats. Becker should also help him on the way up. Now Rune, who has won four ATP tournaments so far, has to look for a new coach.
Before the short interlude with Rune, Becker worked very successfully as Novak Djokovic’s coach from 2013 to 2016. He then worked for the German Tennis Association.
