"He's got the same kind of energy that Alcaraz has": Patrick McEnroe a big fan of Rune's personality on court

Patrick McEnroe is a fan of Rune's on-court personality despite plenty taking issue with the Danish player and some of the antics he can do on a tennis court.

Rune's antics on a tennis court first caught attention when he was caught yelling a homophobic slur at an opponent during a challenger event prior to his breakout on the ATP Tour. He apologized for it but it wasn't the only time he did something questionable on a tennis court. He's had more than a few spats with fellow players with Rune, Wawrinka and recently Sinner all taking an issue with him.

Patrick McEnroe loves it though:

“I love him. I mean, he’s got the personality, of course, which has rubbed some of the players the wrong way in his first couple of years on tour. I think that he will evolve. I do think that you sort of get policed by the other players and you just, you’ve got to have a respect level.”

He further added:

“[He] hit a couple of balls out of the stands, which is an automatic fine -- if you do that, [if] you hit it into the crowd. The crowd started booing him. Tennis needs that. I don’t like it when you do stuff that is unsportsmanlike, to your opponent. But [I] like his personality.”

He also compared him to Alcaraz explaining that he brings the same kind of energy:

“What I love about what he brings to the table is, he’s got the same kind of energy that Alcaraz has. You know, he’s very jumpy, extremely athletic."