Holger Rune admits he ‘should have pulled out’ of Miami Open as he explains heavy loss

Ewan West
Holger Rune at the 2024 Miami Open
Holger Rune during his loss at the 2024 Miami Open

Holger Rune has admitted he should have withdrawn from the 2024 Miami Open after he was dismantled in a swift defeat in his opening match against Fabian Marozsan. 

The world No 7 explained he knew he was not “feeling 100% well” on the day of the match but said he did not imagine his “energy level would be so low” on court.

Rune fell to a crushing 1-6, 1-6 loss to Marozsan in less than an hour in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on Sunday, having received a first round bye as a seeded player.

The scoreline and speed of the contest shocked many observers, with Rune coming into Miami in good form after a run to the Indian Wells quarter-finals.

Marozsan, who is currently ranked 57th in the world, has already shown he can be a danger to top players, having stunned Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 Italian Open.

The talented 24-year-old Hungarian has also achieved impressive results at Masters 1000 events, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2023 Shanghai Masters and the last 16 in Rome last year and Miami earlier this month.

In a post shared on X, Rune revealed he had not been feeling at his best physically in the match, while he looked ahead to the start of the clay-court season.

“Unfortunately this was the end of @MiamiOpen. I knew I wasn’t feeling 100% well today but I didn’t imagine my energy level would be so low,” he wrote.

“Looking back I should’ve pulled out. But it’s always difficult because I had been preparing and wanting to play for a week. Time to go back to Europe. Thanks for the support Miami.”

Rune has achieved encouraging results since he reunited with coach Patrick Mouratoglou last month. He reached the semi-finals at the Mexican Open in Acapulco in his first tournament with the Frenchman back in his coaching box, before his last eight appearance in Indian Wells.

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