Holger Rune opens up about Boris Becker relationship after Wimbledon tweet controversy
Holger Rune has insisted there are “no hard feelings” between him and former coach Boris Becker despite a notable social media exchange during Wimbledon.
World No 17 Rune and former world No 1 Becker briefly worked together at the beginning of 2024, though the German and Severin Luthi both left the Danish star’s camp after just a few weeks.
Six-time major champion Becker has remained supportive of Rune on social media since their split but attracted a strong response from the Dane on Twitter/X during Wimbledon.
Very active on the site, Becker posted a question as to whether Patrick Mouratoglou – Rune’s long-time mentor – was still working with the Dane.
Rune responded tersely, saying: “Super strange you don’t ask me this question directly as we text together about other stuff.
“The answer to your question is yes we work together. Sharing the tournaments between us as planned.”
Speaking to SpilXperten in Hamburg this week, where he is being coached by long-term coach Kenneth Carlsen and his mum, he said there was no bad blood between the two despite the bizarre exchange.
He said: “It wasn’t a mistake at all (to hire Boris Becker). We agreed to try it out, and it worked super well. I came directly from a bad period, and he definitely helped me get back on track.
“I was a bit confused about the tweet he made, but there are no hard feelings. He was a fantastic player, one of the greatest legends in tennis. I definitely learned something from him.
“It’s nice to have my mum with me. It’s always good to have family support, and my mom has followed me throughout my entire career, and she knows me really well.
“It’s always good, so it’s nice to have her with me. Kenneth is here too, so I feel really good.”
Rune will be desperate to find form again throughout the rest of the season, having fallen outside the top 15 – despite being ranked as high as world No 4 last summer.
But the 21-year-old revealed that he was not too worried about his form, and backed himself to turn things around, after reaching round four at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
He said: “It’s been said many times that the difference between winning and losing a match is so small when you look at how few points separate players in a single match.
“Against [Alexander] Zverev [at the French Open], I was a few points away from winning, and against Novak [Djokovic at Wimbledon], I wasn’t close, but at the same time, I had chances to put him under pressure in the second set.
“For me, it’s about converting things from the practice court into matches so I can perform even better.”
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