Patrick
Mouratoglou has emphasized
Holger Rune's potential to become a future world No.
1 and Grand Slam champion
The French
tennis coach is experienced in the tennis world and has worked with several top
players, including Simona Halep, Grigor Dimitrov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and
Serena Williams. Ten of Serena Williams' Grand Slam titles were achieved while
working with Mouratoglou.
Since
Halep's suspension, Mouratoglou has been temporarily working with Holger Rune
and was involved when the Danish player won his first Masters 1000 in Paris,
defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. The coach mentioned on Instagram that
when Rune competes in a Grand Slam, his goal is to become the champion.
"Now
when Holger plays a Grand Slam, it's to win it. If you think you wake up
tomorrow and you're No. 1, that's not the right way to think. Everything is a
journey to success with development and wins," he said.
"Now
if I look back at a Holger in October and him now, I think he is a different
player. He grew a lot. He developed a lot. He won a lot. He was World No. 30 in
October. He's now 5 or 6, which is not the final destination, but he made a big
step," Mouratoglou added.
According
to the tennis coach and commentator, Rune is already an established player in
the top 10, and the next step he should potentially take is to become the world
No. 1 and win a Grand Slam
"He is
also tired, physically, mentally. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact and I
think it's time to sit down and think what the good things that have been done
but also what needs to be done in the future to the next evolution from a top
10 player, a solid top 10, because now, what we can say, he's a solid top 10 to
a potential No. 1 and a Grand Slam winner," Mouratoglou said.
Rune's next tournament will be the
Halle Open, where he is the second seed. This tournament will allow him to find his rhythm on grass as he prepares for his participation in Wimbledon.