Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, September 27, 2024
Holger Rune says his cranky again has calmed down.
Now, Rune is aiming to make some noise in his Beijing comeback.
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The fourth-ranked Rune put collectively a powerful early summer season run reaching Rome finals, Roland Garros quarterfinals, Queen’s Membership semifinals and Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Nonetheless, Rune has not gained a match since since his four-set Wimbledon over Grigor Dimitrov and shut it down after opening-round exits in Toronto, Cincinnati and the US Open.
Rune says he is able to go for Beijing.
“I used to be battling again damage for some time now. I acquired it fastened,” Rune advised the media in Beijing. I performed plenty of tournaments with plenty of ache in my again. However then I used to be like on the finish, Okay, I acquired to cease and repair it, not come again to taking part in tournaments till I am hundred p.c.
“That is additionally why I am right here. I am able to go and I am excited for what’s to return.”
What’s to return is an opening-round showdown vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime, who’s attempting to bounce again from a horrid stretch and arrives in Beijing off a productive Laver Cup weekend earlier than house followers in Vancouver.
“It will be I believe an awesome match. He is a troublesome participant,” Rune mentioned of Auger-Aliassime. “He is been doing rather well, particularly finish of final 12 months additionally. He is been constant for a few years now, within the high, and he is nonetheless tremendous younger. I will must play good. I will must put him below plenty of strain as a result of when he will get the time to play, he is very harmful.
“I will attempt to play on my phrases and do all the pieces I can to win.”
Rune is hoping to regain his successful methods forward of his Rolex Paris Masters title protection whereas concentrating on the ATP Finals in Turin.
“Undoubtedly one of many aim is to have the ability to get into Turin, the Finals, on the finish of the 12 months,” Rune mentioned. “And sure, I imply, I’ve Paris to defend, however I am most of all trying ahead to return again as a result of I’ve superb recollections from final 12 months. I performed positively my finest tennis there.
“However yeah, once more, I’ve good alternatives right here in Beijing and Shanghai subsequent week to do good so I can form of chill out a bit extra – not chill out, however not be like totally confused for these tournaments, for factors and stuff like this.
“Most of all I believe you possibly can’t actually management all of this. You may solely management your effort on the court docket and the way you’re, how a lot you set into it.”
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