Holger Rune, the powerful Danish teenager has reached the fourth round of the French Open 2022 in his debut in Paris. He is an amazing talent who had won his first ATP title at the BMW Open in Munich, routing the world number 3, Alexander Zverev on his way. He is currently ranked number 40 in the world and is rising fast.
Rune’s talent had been overshadowed by another teenager Carlos Alcaraz, who was performing at a much higher level than him. Rune has made sure to use the biggest stage to display his talent. He dominated the fourteenth seed, Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the French Open. He then raced past Henri Laaksonen and Hugo Gaston in the second and third rounds respectively to earn a fourth-round clash with the runner-up of the 2021 French Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
All you need to know about Holger Rune’s coach!
Lars Christensen, Holger Rune’s coach, has been a professional tennis instructor since 2003. He has mentored Holger Rune since the young phenom was seven years old. Rune won the European Championship indoor and outdoor in under-12 boys teams, the European Championship under-14, the French Open, and the Junior Masters, establishing himself as the junior number one in 2019. All of these achievements were overseen by Lars.
Now Rune is breaking new grounds with his first ATP title and a very impressive show at the French Open. The young phenom is not satisfied with small victories, he aims to be number 1 in the world. Though that dream is still far, he is in the right direction. Lars and Rune have been partners for a long time and their bond has played an important part in pushing Rune towards excellence. The duo might go on to become one of the best mentor-mentee pairs in tennis.
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