Denmark’s
Holger Rune has talked about Spain’s
Carlos Alcaraz’s
Netflix documentary. Both players have been playing together from an early age
and recently featured in the final of the Barcelona Open.
In that contest, Rune came out on top in straight sets with
a score of 7-6, 6-2. The 22-year-old is now taking part in the ongoing
Rome Open, where he has cemented his spot in the round of 32 after beating Argentina’s Francisco Comesana with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. After the contest, Rune spoke about
Alcaraz’s documentary, which was released on Netflix. The Gentofte-born star stated
that he did speak about it in the locker room. Rune stated that the documentary
was ‘good’ for the sport but suggested that at an early age, he was more serious
than the Spaniard.
“I actually talked to him a little bit about it in the
locker rooms,” said Rune as quoted by Tennis.com. “I think it’s good. I think
it’s nice for tennis fans, and—I said basically the same thing after the
Netflix thing I did with the rest of the players—I think it’s great for the
tennis fans to see more of what’s behind the scenes. It’s cool, because we’re
all human. I don’t want to say anything controversial, but I might have been a
little bit more serious than him in juniors. But he’s catching up and is very
serious now.”
Rune also went on to speak about Alcaraz’s time as a
youngster. The reigning world number 10 stated that it was clear from the early
days that the Spaniard was a special talent, something which has been confirmed
with his performances at the highest level.
“In juniors, you could see his potential, his talent,
everything,” he said. “He was an amazing player and, of course, Spanish people
live differently than Danish people. It’s a different kind of character. He’s a
guy that loves playing tennis and is extremely good at it. It’s cool to see and
from my side, I think [his experience is] normal for every player. You don’t
feel the same every day, the same motivation every day, but it’s normal.”