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Holger Rune's poor form takes another turn, withdraws from Los Cabos Open after barren 2024 so far
ATPFriday, 16 February 2024 at 22:00
Holger Rune withdraws from ATP 250 Los Cabos Open, continuing an inconsistent 2024. The Danish player once again pulls out of a tournament and will return for the Sunshine Double in Indian Wells, where he will be the 6th seed.
The young Danish player started the year in good form, reaching the final of the Brisbane International, although he fell to an inspired Grigor Dimitrov (6-7, 4-6). Since then, Rune has struggled to maintain his level and experiences his second forced withdrawal from a tournament.
Just two weeks ago, the 20-year-old athlete reached the semifinals at Open Sud de France in Montpellier but retired mid-match against Borna Coric (3-6, 1-4, ret.). Afterward, Rune traveled to Oslo to participate in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown exhibition tournament and had his last performance this week at the ATP 500 Rotterdam Open, where he was the third seed but was eliminated in the second round by Aleksandr Schevchenko (No. 57).
Instability in Rune's team
The world No. 7 has faced difficulties in recent months in finding stability in his coaching team. The Danish player made a leap in quality in 2022 when he started working with Patrick Mouratoglou, securing his first Masters 1000 title just a few weeks later at Paris-Bercy.
However, he parted ways with Mouratoglou months later after the Wimbledon elimination, having suffered six defeats in his next seven matches. Rune brought in Boris Becker towards the end of the year and joined forces with Severin Luthi (former coach of Roger Federer) as Rune's coaching duo.
Recently, former world No. 1 Becker announced his separation from Rune due to conflicts with his schedule, and a few days later, the young Danish player also parted ways with Luthi.
This adds to the departure of his mother Aneke as Rune's communication manager. He has now hired the International Management Group (IMG) for communication responsibilities, which also represents young stars like Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, and Emma Raducanu.
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