“I can beat almost everybody on tour,” Holger Rune aims to become the World No.1 after a breakthrough win at the French Open
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19-year-old Holger Rune shocked everyone by pulling off a monumental upset at the 2022 French Open. He stunned one of the favorites to win the title, Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets 7-5,3-6,6-3,6-4 to reach his maiden grand slam quarterfinal on debut. In his remarkable run at Roland Garros, he has dropped just one set and has beaten some top players.
In the first round itself, he stunned Denis Shapovalov, the man who defeated Rafael Nadal in Rome, in straight sets and then made it to the second week without dropping a single set. He played some extraordinary tennis to start the match against Tsitipas, who was one of the overwhelming favorites to reach the final from the bottom half once again, and made the Greek look like a sitting duck.
After his historic win, in the press conference, Rune claimed that he can beat almost everyone on tour if he plays his best tennis but was wary of the fact that the same thing could happen to him too. “If I play my best tennis I can beat almost everybody on tour, but I have to stay in the moment because if I drop my level everybody can beat me as well in this kind of tournament,” he said.
‘My ultimate goal is to be No. 1 in the world’: Holger Rune
Rune further spoke about his future goals and revealed that his ultimate goal is to become the World No.1 and he’s not going to hide it. He understands that there is a long way to go but he believes that he’s getting closer and closer.
“My ultimate goal is to be No. 1 in the world. I’m not going to hide it, because it is and it’s always been. I know there is a long way. There has been even a longer way, but now I’m getting closer and closer,” he said.
Rune will now face Casper Ruud in the quarterfinal on Wednesday.
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