"It hurts every time he pushes for the serve": Continued worries for Rune as pain relieving medication not helping injury
ATP
Doubts
about Holger Rune's physical condition continue after he withdrew from the
Davis Cup with Denmark on Saturday.
The World
No. 4 withdrew from the fourth match of the Davis Cup series against Brazil. In
the opening day, Rune fought hard but couldn't defeat Thiago Monteiro, who
secured the victory over Rune with a score of 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2 in nearly
three hours of play.
It was expected that the 20-year-old athlete
would compete again on Saturday to help his country in the series, but he was
eventually replaced by Elmer Møller. His mother and manager, Aneke Rune, stated
in a written response that there is an issue with his back:
"That's
why he couldn't finish the match yesterday. It hurts every time he pushes for
the serve. And large doses of ibuprofen haven't worked.
“So, he
needs to have an injection in his back to address the inflammation that's there
now," Aneke Rune explains.
“[Injury] It
happened in Rome and worsened during the French Open because he swayed so much
during his serve," elaborates Aneke Rune.
The
consequence was a protrusion in the vertebrae of his back, a pinched nerve that
caused him unbearable pain and inflammation:
"Lars
has adjusted the serving motion, and it feels good, but obviously, we can't
reduce the inflammation with ibuprofen. And it needs to go away because it's
unbearable for Holger to play in pain. Yesterday (Friday), he said, 'I don't
want to take more pills; it doesn't help,” she added.
"The
good news is that everyone says it won't be detrimental to his career in the
long run because it has developed from repeated incorrect movements. But that
doesn't change the fact that it's unbearable for Holger. So, the inflammation
needs to be resolved now, so he can finish the year well,"
Rune's next
scheduled event is the Laver Cup, where he is part of Team Europe, facing off
against the rest of the world next weekend, although there are still no
guarantees of his participation.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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