Holger Rune: Roger Federer is the most elegant player I have ever seen
Holger Rune recently praised tennis legend Roger Federer, saying he is the "most elegant" player he has ever seen.
Rune recently competed in the Sunshine Double, advancing to the third round of the Indian Wells Open before being knocked out by veteran Stan Wawrinka in a highly controversial match. At the Miami Open, he was knocked out in the fourth round by American Taylor Fritz.
Following that, Holger Rune was asked in an interview with Gio Journal which retired tennis player he would have loved to play with. The Dane took Roger Federer's name, claiming that he practiced with him in the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals but never got the chance to play him.
Rune further declared that the Swiss is the "most elegant" player he has ever seen, adding that playing against him would be inspiring for him.
"Roger Federer. I practiced with him at the Nitto finals in 2019 but never played a match against him. He is the most elegant player I have ever seen on a tennis court so I think I would be very inspired by playing against him," Rune said.
"Since I was 6 years old, I wanted to become the best player in the world and win multiple grand slams and the Olympics" - Holger Rune
When asked what his tennis dream is, Holger Rune said that it hasn't changed since he was six years old: to become the best player in the world, win multiple Grand Slam titles, and win medals in the Olympics.
"I dream big. Since I was 6 years old, I wanted to become the best player in the world and win multiple grand slams and the Olympics. This dream hasn’t changed," Rune said.
The 19-year-old then stated his opinion on what he would do if he could change one tennis rule, saying:
"I think for the future there will have to be changes in order to keep the younger audience hot and for tv. Maybe shorter matches by cutting away one serve or do no add on 40 all points, net serve could count as a serve, shorter breaks between points or something like that. "
"And also make the spectators somehow feel closer to the players . I remember watching the first edition of Next-Gen and compared to the normal ATP matches I felt so close to the players . I could really feel the nerve much more and this was exciting."
Holger Rune will next compete in the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters, which will begin on April 8th.