Holger Rune hasn't had an amazingseason so far, considering that he lifted just one trophy on the red clay of Barcelona during the spring as his best result. The former world No.4 played exceptional tennis in that tournament, especially against six-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final, proving that he has all the skills necessary to become a great champion.

The young Danish star also reached the final at the Indian Wells Masters 1000, lost to English ace Jack Draper, but in general his 2025 was characterized by too many ups and downs despite changing several things within his team.

The current world number 11 had the chance to achieve a very prestigious result at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he could take advantage of the absence of Carlitos Alcaraz and the premature elimination of Jannik Sinner due to cramps, instead his run ended against world number 204 Valentin Vacherot despite Holger having clearly won the first set.

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Rune will face Fucsovics at the Stockholm ATP

Rune will face Hungarian ace Marton Fucsovics on his debut at the Stockholm ATP 250, a tournament that should suit his game very well as he lifted the trophy in Sweden three years ago. He needs to finish this year in the best possible way to gain confidence ahead of 2026, which will be a very important year for his entire career.

In his pre-tournament press conference, the number 1 seed said that surfaces that are all the same are not the real issue of tennis: "My feeling is that the real problem is the quality of the balls, something has changed after the pandemic and I don't know why. I think there has been a change in the materials and the feelings are completely different now. These balls wear out very quickly and it is difficult to generate power. Most of the players I've spoken to share my opinion."

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The Danish player was very nervous during the Shanghai tournament and even insulted his team at one point.


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