"The less things that interfered the better": Boris Becker already leaving his mark on Holger Rune with cull of necklaces and caps on court
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Holger
Rune's mother revealed that Boris Becker is behind the decision for the tennis
player not to wear a cap or necklaces on the court.
World No. 6
started working with the former German tennis player just a couple of weeks
ago, and changes in Rune's behavior have already begun to emerge. The first and
most noticeable change was that he managed to secure consecutive victories for
the first time since Wimbledon in July of this year.
During this
week's competition at the Swiss Indoors Open, it drew attention that Rune was
without his customary cap. Although the young star played down its
significance, citing it was to cope with the heat, Aneke Rune, the Danish
player's mother and agent, revealed that this change is a result of Boris
Becker's influence.
“Holger has
tinkered with it every now and then, but Boris himself felt that way when he
was playing, that the less things that interfered, the better,” she said.
“So no
caps, necklaces and so on. Maybe Holger could nod in recognition to that,” Aneke
Rune added.
When Rune
was asked about the change in his attire, he took it in good humor and didn't
give credit to Becker for the change.
“For those
that don’t know, it’s extremely hot in this arena. So yesterday after the first
set it was like, I was sweating a lot and I had to control it all the time so
why not, let’s play without it and see what happens,” Rune said.
“It’s not
that I’m superstitious but it’s working pretty well. It’s good to get some air
for the hair as well if you want to have some hair when you’re 50,” he added.
This week,
as the first seed at the Basel Open, Rune is showing improvements compared to
the past few months. He secured victories over Miomir Kecmanovic and Sebastian
Baez, earning a spot in the quarterfinals, where he will face Tomas Martin
Etcheverry. Rune emphasized the influence of Becker on his current tennis form.
“It’s great
to have Boris on the side, giving me advice. I was serving extremely well
today. You know, it isn’t a secret where that might come from. But I’m happy
with how I handled the situation.”
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