Showing posts with label Holger Rune. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holger Rune. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 9 July 2024
DDIKIVIC DENOUNCES 'DISRESPECT' OF SOME FANS AT WIMBLEDON AFTER WIN
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| "They were. They were. They were," Novak Djokovic said in his on-court postmatch interview in making sure to get a message across to those fans he thought were trying to taunt him. "I don't accept it." Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports |
WIMBLEDON, England -- Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic's opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was sure it was the latter -- and he let everyone know he was not happy about it.
Djokovic easily beat 15th-seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in just over two hours Monday night to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, then made sure to get a message across to those fans he thought were against him.
Rune's supporters at various tournaments often will stretch out his last name, saying "Ruuuuuune!" -- which sounds rather similar to "Boooooo!" -- and that happened again Monday.
During his on-court postmatch interview, Djokovic spoke briefly about the match but then veered into a discussion about the people in the stands.
"To all the fans that have respect and that stayed here tonight: Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate it. And to all those people that have chosen to disrespect the player -- in this case, me -- have a goooood night. Gooooood night. Gooooood night. Very gooooood night," he said, stretching out the O's in "good" so they sounded like "boo."
The interviewer tried to dissuade Djokovic from thinking anyone was trying to taunt him.
"They were. They were. They were. I don't accept it. I know they were cheering for Rune. But that's an excuse to also boo," Djokovic said. "Listen, I've been on the tour for more than 20 years. So trust me, I know all the tricks. I know how it works. It's fine. It's fine. It's OK. I focus on the respectful people, that have respect, that paid [for] a ticket to watch tonight -- and love tennis. And love tennis. And appreciate the players and the effort that the players put in here."
At his news conference later, Djokovic was asked whether he thinks the All England Club should do something to curb rowdy fan behavior.
"Look, I don't know what Wimbledon can really do about it. I mean, in those particular moments when it happens, the crowd paid their tickets. They have the right to be there and cheer the way they want to cheer. That's absolutely something they choose -- how they behave or how they choose to support the player is really up to them," Djokovic responded. "Yes, you could argue maybe a chair umpire or whoever can step in in certain moments and calm them down, but there's not much you can do. You're not going to take out the whole section of the crowd or stadium because they're misbehaving or showing disrespect."
Rune -- who got off to a terrible start in the match, dropping the first 12 points -- didn't make much of it all.
"If you don't know what was happening, probably it sounded like 'boo,'" he said. "But if we all know what happened, it was my name."
Rune added he could see how fans' chants of his name could sound a lot like booing to Djokovic given how long it's been since the same thing happened at their last meeting, saying he didn't think it played "a massive part in the match."
"He was just better than me today," Rune said. "Whether the crowd was this or that, I think it was great support for both players, to be honest."
When the match ended, Djokovic gestured as if he were playing a violin, maybe mockingly indicating he felt bad for anyone in the arena whom he had saddened by winning and getting to the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the 15th time.
He has won the championship at Wimbledon seven times and was the runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz last year.
"I played in much more hostile environments, trust me," Djokovic said. "You guys can't touch me."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
- ESPN News Services
Saturday, 13 April 2024
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Saturday, 2 March 2024
RUUD BATTLES PAST RUNE TO BOOK ACAPULCO FINAL WITH DE MINAUR
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| Reuters |
Casper Ruud overcame a stern test from ailing second seed Holger Rune on Friday to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-4 win and reach the Mexican Open final where he will face defending champion Alex de Minaur.
De Minaur earlier returned to the title clash when Briton Jack Draper retired from their semi-final meeting because of an undisclosed issue while trailing 6-3 2-6 4-0.
It will be Ruud's second final in the country in as many weeks, but he will hope for a better result on Saturday after losing in Los Cabos to another Australian, Jordan Thompson.
The Norwegian was pushed to the limit by world number seven Rune in physically demanding conditions in Acapulco.
"I'm like a cockroach, not going anywhere, just creeping back in," Ruud joked when asked about his about his ability to respond after seemingly getting knocked down.
Rune came out firing and took the opening set. He was a point away from a break in the third game of the next set after finishing a long rally with a forehand winner at the net, but the Dane suddenly began to lose momentum.
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
"GOES THROUGH COACHES FASTER THAN EMMA RADUCANU"; "HOLGER RUNE NEEDS TO GET A GRIP" - BORIS BECKER QUITTING AS DANE'S COACH IN 3 MONTHS SHOCKS FANS
"Goes through coaches faster than Emma Raducanu";" Holger Rune needs to get a grip" - Boris Becker quitting as Dane's coach in 3 months shocks fans
Boris Becker's split with Holger Rune after just three months into their partnership has sent shockwaves in the tennis fraternity.The German legend joined forces with Rune in October last year and the young Dane saw an immediate improvement in form with Becker by his side in the second half of the season.
A quarterfinal finish at the Paris Masters ensured that Rune finished the season ranked World No. 8, which in turn guaranteed him a debut seat at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Rune added another blockbuster name to his coaching box in the form of Severin Luthi, Roger Federer's former coach, in December.On Tuesday, February 6, Becker announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he was stepping down as Rune's coach.
Saturday, 4 November 2023
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
ALCARAZ AND DJOKOVIC STILL ON COLLISION COURSE | RYBAKINA INTO WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINALS
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| Reuters |
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz remained on collision course at Wimbledon with fourth-round victories on Monday while Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur set up a repeat of last year's final.
Defending champion Djokovic conceded his first set of the tournament as he was briefly thrown off balance by Poland's Hubert Hurkacz on the resumption of their contest.
The 36-year-old, who led by two sets when Wimbledon's curfew halted his progress on Sunday, quickly recovered to claim a 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4 victory in his 100th match at the tournament.
Sunday, 9 July 2023
ALCARAZ PASSES TEST AT WIMBLEDON | RYBAKINA ON FIRE
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| Reuters |
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz survived his first big test at this year's Wimbledon on Saturday and women's champion Elena Rybakina doused British hopes as the big names moved through the gears into the second week.
Despite more rain on day six, the slow-burner tournament began to heat up with women's second seed Aryna Sabalenka, two-time champion Petra Kvitova and last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur all reaching the last 16.
In the men's draw, third seed Daniil Medvedev and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both swept through while 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini set up a showdown with Alcaraz.
Saturday, 24 June 2023
ALCARAZ MAKES SEMI-FINALS AT QUEEN'S CLUB WITH WIN OVER DIMITROV
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| Reuters |
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon.
The world No. 2 is playing on grass for the first time since his fourth-round Wimbledon exit last year as he acclimatises to the surface and the win was his best performance this week.
Friday, 23 June 2023
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