TAG: Holger Rune
By Scoop Malinowski In a stunning display of sensational tennis, Holger Rune announced himself as a mighty force to be reckoned with for many years to come on the ATP World Tour. Certain matches are so important and impacting that they are a portent of the future – think Federer vs Sampras 1 at Wimbledon […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · Denmark · Holger Rune · Nike · Novak Djokovic · Paris Indoors · Rolex Paris Masters
By Scoop Malinowski This may be scary news for the rest of the ATP… Novak Djokovic revealed there is a young ATP player that reminds him of himself. The 21 time Grand Slam champion Djokovic said this about the 19 year old Holger Rune’s game which he first encountered during practice at the 2017 Monte […] Continue to read full article...
Holger Rune must be playing incredible, astonishing tennis this week at Paris Rolex Masters 1000. He beat Stan Wawrinka in the first round, saving three match points, and provoked the veteran Swiss powerhouse to uncharacteristically complain on court about being outplayed by Rune. Rune then beat Hubi Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev and today he slayed world […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Stan Wawrinka was not pleased with Holger Rune’s behavior during their Paris Indoors clash of titans today. The very ambitious and super intense Rune saved three match points to down the fading, 37 year old Wawrinka 46 75 76 at Paris Rolex Masters in their hard fought, second round duel. During the […] Continue to read full article...
Holger Rune · Paris Rolex Masters · Stan The Man · Stan Wawrinka
The man who once declared his goal was to break Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros record of 14 grand slam titles on red clay, has imploded since his 16 64 67 36 loss to Casper Ruud at the Roland Garros quarterfinal. That loss especially stung the 19 year old ranked 28 because of the public reaction […] Continue to read full article...
By Todd Robinson Jannik Sinner vs Stan Wawrinka – Now 37, Stan has only won 3 matches on tour all year (4 losses). Sinner is still just 20 yrs old, pushing to break into the Top 10, but is just 0-1 lifetime here. A fading legend vs a rising star with a new coach (Sinner […] Continue to read full article...
When ATP rising force Holger Rune publicly announced last year that he would like to break Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros record, it showed how driven, bold and self confident the Dane is about his own abilities. This week Rune dared to speak publicly about topic that few would dare to criticize – Federer’s misbehavior on […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Casper Ruud defeated Holger Rune in four sets 61 46 76 63 to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal and the Roland Garros “Battle of the Scandinavians” has turned into a cold war. The 19 year old Rune was heavily criticized for his unsportsmanlike behavior during the match, for repeatedly questioning line […] Continue to read full article...
May/22
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Like A Future Clay King, Rune Slays Shapovalov
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By Scoop Malinowski Holger Rune has boldly stated one of his goals is to break Rafa Nadal’s impossible Roland Garros 13 title record, and in his debut today at the red clay Grand Slam, the mighty Dane looked every bit a future emperor of Paris. The 19 year old ranked 40 in the world was […] Continue to read full article...
Apr/22
25
What is the boldest statement in tennis history?
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By Scoop Malinowski The young Cassius Clay declared to the world that he was going to be the greatest boxer of all time. Clay defeated Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight title, then changed his name to Muhammad Ali and indeed fulfilled his bold announcement and to this day is universally considered “the Greatest” […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Carlos Alcaraz · Denmark · Holger Rune · Muhammad Ali
