Holger Rune and his friendship with Alcaraz

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  • The 21-year-old Dane went through a 2024 season of ups and downs and with more changes in his team, but because of his talent he is still called to be one of the great stars of the future of world tennis.
  • Alongside Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and even Ben Shelton, they represent the great generation of the 2000s

Mexico City, October 29, 2024.- Only six days separate them by age. Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz were born in 2003 and in search of the same tennis dream, they have shared the same path since a very from a very young age. “I hope to be like Roger and Rafa… That’s what we’re looking for, to be the best players of all time and be the best players of all time and be the best we can be,” the Dane when he was just taking his first firm steps on the circuit.

Viral videos and photos have gone viral of two child tennis players playing doubles at the Le Petit Ace in 2017. It was only 7 years ago, but the change both physically, and in quality has been evident. More rivals than ever, the friendship does not seem to have been lost, as in a recent interview with the sons of Mexican Santiago Gonzalez, Holger Rune confessed that while many of his best friends are in his many of his best friends are in his native Denmark, on the tour he considers himself to have a friendships with Alcaraz, Lorenzo Musetti and Luca Nardi.

Rune has been praised from a young age for his determination, dedication and winning mentality. mentality, although the young man also claims that his laziness at times is his biggest flaw. In his previous visits to the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC he has been Mexican soil, he has been on a strong training regimen. The hard court of Acapulco brings out the best of his tennis, as in the last edition he reached the semifinals where he was eliminated by the other Scandinavian ATP Tour representative, Casper Ruud. Now he will seek to to get rid of that thorn with new motivation on his coach’s bench.

It cannot be forgotten that at the age of 19, Holger made a big splash when he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters in 2022, not for nothing is his favorite city to play in.  Now 21 years old, Rune has made no secret of the pressure to win a Grand Slam, something his contemporaries Sinner and Alcaraz have already done more than once. The changes of coach and and not having a fixed figure in his team seem to have taken him away from his best tennis for a mental factor, but there is hope for a mental factor, but there is hope for a new year in 2025.

Technical data

Name: Holger Rune

Age: 21 years old

Date and place of birth: April 29, 2003 in Gentofte, Denmark

Current ATP Ranking: 13th (as of October 29, 2024)

Best ATP ranking: 4th

Coach: Kenneth Carlsen, Lars Christensen

ATP Titles: 4 (Munich 2023, Munich/Stockholm/Paris 2022)

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