Stan Wawrinka and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune had a fierce battle on Tuesday in Paris. Eventually, it was the Danish teenager to win the contest 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) after saving 3 match points in 2 hours and 30 minutes. Wawrinka was not pleased with Rune’s behavior. Soon after the match, during the ritual handshake, Stan was extremely straightforward with his conqueror saying: “My advice to you is that you stop acting like a baby on court.”
Indeed, Hoger is very passionate about his sport and quite often he is criticized for his behaviour by the tennis fans
Here is the video.
Selon @TennisChannel, Stan Wawrinka aurait demandé à Holger Rune d'arrêter "d'agir comme un bébé sur le court" lors de la poignée de main, ce qui n'a évidemment pas été très bien reçu par le Danois. 👇pic.twitter.com/qNEKcfmXZn
— Univers Tennis 🎾 (@UniversTennis) November 1, 2022
Stan Wawrinka in 2022
Now ranked no.153, the Swiss played his last match on the 1st of November when he lost to world no.18 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
This season Wawrinka achieved an overall 10-15 win-loss record. Stan Wawrinka’s best result of this season was getting to the semifinal in Metz.
Rune in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.18 (career-high), Rune achieved a compiled 45-27 record in 2022. The Dane is participating in Paris where he conquered the world no.153 Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-63.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will play the world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. They have never competed against each other until now in top events.
Rune clinched 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. The Dane reached the final in Sofia (Sofia Open) and in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel).
Stan Wawrinka and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune clashed against each other just once. The head to head is 1-0 for Rune. When they played, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune won 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 1st of November 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.