Holger Rune proclaims Novak Djokovic “an inspiration” for his tremendous level in the tournaments
Holger Rune has great respect for Novak Djokovic. The 19-year old calls the performances of the Serbian in every tournament 'an inspiration' for him.
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Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune (Image Credit: EuroSport)
The young sensation Holger Rune called Novak Djokovic ‘an inspiration’ for all he has achieved this year. He won the Australian Open 2023 singles title, and soon climbed to World No.1 ranking. He recently broke Steffi Graf‘s long-time record of spending the most number of weeks as World No.1.
The Danish player in a recent interview given to EuroSport, believes the level at which the Serbian is currently playing at is “incredible”. The 22-time Grand Slam champion dominated the proceedings during the first Grand Slam of the season despite ailing from an injury.
It’s something really incredible that he continues to play like this. The level that he has been showing for many years is tremendous. That he has been able to win the Australian Open and practically every tournament that he plays at his age is an inspiration to all of us,” he said.
Holger Rune is currently playing in the Mexican Open. Novak Djokovic is in the UAE to participate in the Dubai Tennis Championships. He is going to play in his first tournament after his glorious run in the Australian Open.
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Holger Rune performances this season
The current World No. 9’s rise to the big scene was the breakthrough story last season. He won the 2022 Paris Masters tournament by beating Novak Djokovic in the final. Hence, there were great expectations from the young Dane. However, until now he has failed to play at the level he would have liked or had hoped for.
Holger Rune started his 2023 season by participating in the Adelaide International 1 tournament; however, he was knocked out in the first round. He then made his Australian Open debut. He reached the fourth round of this competition, however, could not beat Andrey Rublev. But he did win the hearts of many tennis fans as he went down fighting in a match that was decided in five sets. The scoreline read 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7(11)-6(9) in favor of the Russian.
He then participated in the Open Sud de France tournament. Here, he reached the semi-final round but lost to Maxime Cressy. He next played in the ATP Rotterdam Open. Here, he had to retire in his second-round match against Gijs Brouwer. He won his first-round match against Ben Shelton 6(7)-7(9), 6-4, 6-2 in the ongoing tournament at Acapulco, Mexico. He will take on Nuno Borges in the second-round of this competition.
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