Holger Rune raised plenty of eyebrows when he made a second coaching appointment in late December but has inexplicably reversed his decision and will now work with one coach. Rune appointed Severin Luthi on December 20th, 2023, to work with him for the 2024 season. Luthi is a well-known coaching dab hand in tennis, having…
The ATP action is back after the season’s first Grand Slam, with the 2024 Montpellier Open unveiling the draw for the tournament running from January 29th to February 4th. The men’s final at the 2024 Australian Open is yet to be played, but we already know the draw for the first ATP 250 tournament, which…
Holger Rune becomes the first of the title contenders to fall in the early stages of this year’s Australian Open, vanquished by a 21-year-old French wildcard entry Arthur Cazaux, the world 122, who claimed the biggest win of his career. The Frenchman took out the eighth seeded, 20-year-old Dane, 7-6(4) 6-4 4-6 6-3 after 3…
With most of the seeds in the field eliminated in the early rounds of the Brisbane International, the organisers will be delighted that their top two in the draw have made it to the final as expected. I managed to close it out in two sets, which is good for the energy. I’m playing better…
It’s been a long time coming, but Grigor Dimitrov has won his first title since 2017 and it took him two-hours and 16-minutes to dispatch the title favourite, Holger Rune, for the Brisbane International title played out on the Pat Rafter Arena. It’s been a while since I held one of these Grigor Dimitrov In…
The first ATP titles of the 2024 season will be handed out on Sunday, and both finals are mouth-watering matchups. Holger Rune and Grigor Dimitrov are squaring off in Brisbane, while Andrey Rublev battles Emil Ruusuvuori in Hong Kong.Brisbane International: (1) Holger Rune vs. (2) Grigor DimitrovIt will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 in…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Semifinal results: Holger Rune Defeats Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-6(0)Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-5 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong Semifinal results: Andrey Rublev Defeats Juncheng Shang 4-6 6-2 6-3Emil Ruusuvuori Defeats Sebastian Ofner 4-6 7-5 6-3 Watch all the action live this…
Holger Rune will be playing in the semifinals of the 2024 Brisbane International after overcoming James Duckworth. Tournaments in Australia are quite specific, because many home players enter them, and usually, they pose a serious threat on the home soil, as the Australian fans are able to get behind them, and they are used to…
Holger Rune keeps his eye on the ball (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) The quarter final line up at the top half of the draw was settled with the top seeded Holger Rune leading the way by eventually overcoming Russia’s Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 5-7 6-2. With only three seeds remaining in the draw, the Dane…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Second-round results: Holger Rune Defeats Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 5-7 6-2Matteo Arnaldi Defeats Lukas Klein 6-4 3-6 7-5James Duckworth Defeats Yannick Hanfmann 4-6 6-1 7-6(2)Roman Safiullin Defeats Alexei Popyrin 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(3)Ugo Humbert Defeats Defeats Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-4 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong…
