Holger Rune's mother Aneke reveals 'ego clashes' between coaches Patrick Mouratoglou and Lars Christensen after early US Open exit
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Holger
Rune's mother commented that there are "ego clashes" between coaches
Patrick Mouratoglou and Lars Christensen following his exit at the US Open.
Rune's
recent form has not been positive for the world No. 4. After reaching the
quarterfinals at Wimbledon, he suffered first-round losses at the Canadian Open
and Cincinnati Open (although in the last one, he retired when trailing 4-6,
0-2).
This time,
he endured his fourth consecutive defeat, falling in the opening round of the
US Open with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 against Spain's Roberto Carballes
Baena.
Rune's
coaching team includes Patrick Mouratoglou, who serves as the main coach for
Simona Halep. While the former world No. 1 remains suspended due to a doping
case, the Frenchman is working with Rune.
Mouratoglou
shares coaching responsibilities with Lars Christensen, who has been coaching
the Danish player since he was six years old. Together, they collaborated to
help Rune secure his first Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Paris Open.
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Following
the recent string of poor results, Rune's mother, Aneke, hinted that perhaps
not everything is well within her son's coaching team:
“I don't
know what will happen with the coaching situation now. It's a bit strange. The
team that worked at the end of the year (2022) suddenly didn't work in
Australia,” she said in an interview with Ekstra Bladet.
“There were
ego clashes between the coaches. The team that worked in the clay season
suddenly doesn't work now. Ego clash again? I don't know,” Aneke Rune said.
“The fact
is that it is Holger who pays the price for it every time, and that cannot be
right,” Aneke added.
The young
star's mother expressed her preference for Rune's former coach, Lars
Christensen, and spoke about her hope for her son's return to good results.
“I would
encourage Holger and Lars to get back into work clothes together when he has
finished helping Clara in the US Open,” she said.
“The
structured way of working, I think, works for Holger. It may not be terribly
sexy, but it has proven extremely effective since Holger was little. And a
structure he knows and finds security in is important. So I would think that is
what he should stick to,” she concluded.
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