"No, I can beat this guy. The best in history? I don't care": Holger Rune's fearless attitude teamed with Boris Becker perfect match says Alex Corretja

Two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja has highlighted a number of reasons why former world number one Boris Becker is a perfect coach for Denmark’s Holger Rune.

The 20-year-old recently included the six-time Grand Slam winner in his coaching unit after a series of poor results in the second half of the season. Corretja was recently quoted in a report where he highlighted why Becker will be a perfect coach for someone like Rune who is a ‘fearless’ player.

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“Holger is fearless,” said the former Spanish player. “He's young and he's just going with the flow. He feels like he can be in top of the world and he says it. It's great. I like when they say those things.

“As long as you are not cocky, as long as you are not someone that doesn't show respect for the opponents, as long as you understand that you can be very ambitious, but at the same time, it's very good to be humble because you can have these high expectations, but you need to know how difficult they are.

“I think Holger Rune, he came up in the tour and he felt like, ‘No, I can beat this guy. The best in history? I don't care’ Well, it's good, but then you need to know how to do it in order not to become someone who has expectations that are not where they should be. But I think Holger can aim high because he's got the potential.

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“He [Rune] thinks like someone big. When you have someone next to you that understands what that means and who can help you with that, I noticed that he has more self-belief.

“He needs to know the important moments, how to manage different situations, how to control his emotions, how to not spend energy in things that are not worth it. And I think with Boris, he's going to understand that.

"Boris can help him because he was a star then he was a great coach, and he's been with players that were No. 1. So if he wants to become good, I think Boris is a perfect combination for him. Both of them are people that have huge expectations on their minds.”