Holger Rune suffered his second three-set lack of the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday in opposition to Jannik Sinner, the 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 defeat ending his Turin debut within the group stage. Whereas the Dane rued his missed break level late within the remaining set, he remained grounded post-match, providing a constructive perspective on his yr as an entire.
“I had a superb season. While you end within the high eight, you could be happy with your self,” stated the Dane, who travelled to Turin as an alternate in 2022.
“I believe that I might have achieved some issues higher this yr — truly, a whole lot of issues. That is how it’s. It is a studying course of. Subsequent yr I’ll attempt to be taught from this yr… It is a good expertise to be at this stage.”
Discussing his first Lexus ATP Head2Head loss in three conferences in opposition to Sinner, Rune stated he felt the stress figuring out that he wanted a win to advance to the semi-finals.
“Clearly he performed very free. This match, he had completely nothing to lose,” stated the Dane, noting that Sinner’s progress to the knockout rounds was secured earlier than the match. “That in all probability put down his nerves somewhat bit. Who is aware of. However yeah, once more, there was clearly a whole lot of stress on me on this match. I attempted to deal with it in addition to I might. I used to be shut, however not sufficient.”
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Whereas he wished the remaining rivals luck within the remaining days of the Nitto ATP Finals, Rune is already serious about his pre-season plans.
“I’ll attempt to recover from it as quick as attainable,” he stated of his defeat. “Clearly there is no extra matches this season. It is completed. It is achieved. There is not any want to fret about something… I am simply going to take some relaxation and begin my pre-season.”
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