Holger Rune undoubtedly experienced the saddest moment of his young career during the semi-final of the Stockholm ATP 250 yesterday, in which he was putting in a strong performance against French ace Ugo Humbert with a chance to qualify for the last act. The young Danish star has had another season characterized by many ups and downs, but he hoped to achieve some prestigious results in the latter part of 2025 by having residual chances of getting a place at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
During the second set of his match against Humbert in the Swedish capital, the former world number 4 who wanted to reach his third final this year after Indian Wells and Barcelona felt severe pain in the Achilles tendon area and the diagnosis was unfortunately the worst possible.
Rune had to retire and had tears in his eyes, with his mother Aneke revealing that her son will need at least six months before he can return to action. The truth is that it is such a serious injury that it is not easy to determine the recovery time a priori and it could take up to a year to heal completely, which is why Holger's 2026 season already seems compromised.
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Rune has provided a first update
Through his official Instagram profile, the current world number 11 updated fans on his condition: Its gonna be a while before I can step on court again. Its tough. I had so much joy on court in Stockholm and its unbearable to think that I will not feel this energy for some time now.
He also added: My Achilles is fully broken on the proximal part meaning I need operation already next week and from here rehabilitation thank you for all your support now and always. Without you nothing would be the same . See you as soon as possible.
He will need enormous mental strength and the support of his entire team to recover from this injury, which is very sad news for the entire tennis world.
