"For me, Grand Slams is the biggest thing we have in tennis": Holger Rune gives different take on Stefanos Tsitsipas ATP Finals remarks

Holger Rune disagreed with Stefanos Tsitsipas and expressed his opinion that Grand Slam tournaments are the most important in tennis.

The start of the third day of the ATP Finals left the first major casualty of the tournament. Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas retired from the match just a few minutes after the start of the first set (with Rune leading 2-1). With this, the world No. 6 withdrew from the tournament and will be replaced in the next match by world No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz.

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This is Rune's first victory in the Finals, and he will go into the last group match with a chance to advance against Jannik Sinner, who still has his match with Novak Djokovic pending.

After overcoming Tsitsipas, Rune expressed his opinion that the Finals are an important tournament, especially as they feature the top eight players of the year. However, he acknowledged that Grand Slam tournaments are still more significant:

"I think the Nitto ATP Finals is the biggest ATP event we have. I think it's super, super exciting event because I compare it a little bit to Formula 1, if you can, because they have these smaller events with less players. It's very intense. It's less matches. Top against top. Obviously you have one day rest every time, so it's nice for the body also," he said in his post-match press conference.

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"I think, I mean, if you ask me would I rather win a Grand Slam or win the ATP Finals, my dream has always been to win a Grand Slam, but my dream is also to win here. It's tough to make an order. But for me, for me, Grand Slams is, yeah, the biggest thing we have in tennis," he continued.

Rune's last round-robin match will be against the local hopeful, Jannik Sinner, who had an impressive performance in the debut by defeating Tsitsipas. In the night session, Sinner will face Novak Djokovic.