Boris Becker during the ATP Finals in Turin. © APA/afp / TIZIANA FABI

Boris Becker remains loyal to Holger Rune

Tennis icon Boris Becker will continue to work as Holger Rune's coach in 2024.

19 November 2023

From: dpa

The 55-year-old confirmed on Sunday on Service X, formerly Twitter, that he would continue working with the 20-year-old Dane in the coming season. “We are building a team around Holger to get the best out of him – on and off the pitch,” wrote Becker.

The three-time Wimbledon winner returned to the tennis tour as a coach in October. After a week of training together in Monte Carlo, Rune and Becker initially agreed to work together until the end of the year. “I see him as a rough diamond that needs to be polished,” Becker said Eurosport-Podcast “The Yellow of the Ball” said about the world number eight. After a low, Rune and Becker had stabilized and qualified for the ATP finals. At the end of the season for the eight best tennis professionals of the year in Turin, Rune was eliminated in the preliminary round, At the end he lost to Jannik Sinner in three sets. A decision should then be made about further cooperation.

Boris Becker and Holger Rune training in Turin. © ANSA / Enrico Marcoz

Becker had previously been very successful as a coach. Between 2013 and 2016 he celebrated several Grand Slam tournament victories with the Serbian top star Novak Djokovic.