Holger Rune was slammed by social media for not conceding a point to Francisco Cerundolo after he hit the ball following a double bounce. When Francisco Cerundolo noticed the double bounce, he stopped the rally and voiced his displeasure to the umpire. He did, however, lose the point as a result of his complaint.
According to many tennis fans, it was impossible that Holger Rune did not know that it was a double bounce and therefore, he was more than happy to “steal” the point.
During the press conference that followed the match, the Danish player admitted that he noticed that it was indeed a double bounce.
He commented: “Yeah, so when I was hitting the ball, I didn’t know, I just ran for it. But then obviously when I saw it, after he did call it, I saw it after the next point on the TV, and I saw it was a double bounce.
But the point already happened and he called the score. So I felt sorry. Sorry for him. Yeah, I mean, then I managed to break him. I hold serve. Then after he broke me it was close again.
You know, this is tennis. This is sports. You know, some umpires, they make mistakes. Some for me; some for him. That’s life.”
Rune at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWLLWWL Now ranked no.6 (career-high), the Dane owns a composed 30-10 record in 2023. Rune is now playing at the French Open where he managed to beat the world no.74 Christopher Eubanks 6-4 3-6 7-62 6-2, the world no.394 Gael Monfils w/o, the world no.231 Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 6-1 6-3 and the world no.23 Francisco Cerundolo 7-63 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-67.
Holger Rune will face the world no.4 Casper Ruud in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 4-1 for Ruud.
Holger has won 1 title in 2023 in Munich. Holger reached the final in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Rune won 4 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rune will compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Francisco Cerundolo in 2023
WLWLLWLWLW At the moment ranked no.23 (career-high), Francisco played his last match on the 5th of June when he lost to world no.6 Holger Rune 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-6(7) in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).
This year Cerundolo achieved a compiled 23-15 win-loss record. Francisco Cerundolo’s best result of this year was getting to the final in Lyon.
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon) after Eastbourne. The main draw will start on the 26th of June.
Holger Rune and Francisco Cerundolo played each other only twice. Their head to head is 1-1. Previously, the last time they played, Holger Rune won 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-6(7) in the 4th round in Paris (French Open) on the 5th of June 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
