Holger Rune lost the Wimbledon quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday. It was pretty clear by the end of the match that the Danish player was struggling from a physical point of view. After the encounter, Holger confirmed that he didn’t feel very well in the morning, but that is something that may happen.
Holger revealed: “I didn’t feel the best in today’s match, but I did my best not to disappoint the crowd. I tried to fight until the end. Didn’t feel as I feel the other days when I woke up this morning.”
Unfortunately, even if it was clear that Holger was struggling, some tennis fans on Twitter did not like his statement.
Here are some reactions.
Holger Rune in 2023
Ranked world no.6 (career-high), Rune played his last match on the 12th of July when he surrendered to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year the Dane has managed to achieve a 37-13 record. The Dane conquered 1 title in Munich. The Dane was the finalist in Monte-Carlo and Rome.
Rune will compete next in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 24th of July.
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz has achieved a compiled 45-4 record in 2023. Alcaraz is now playing in Wimbledon where he bested the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5
, the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-62 6-3, the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-76 6-3 7-5, the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 and the world no.6 Holger Rune 7-63 6-4 6-4.Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal. Their record is 1-1.
Carlos has won 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. The Spaniard was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) on the 12th of July 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Holger Rune and Carlos Alcaraz |
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