Holger Rune's ex-coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, gave a fascinating anecdote about the Dane's famous victory over Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic on his way to his biggest title. The French tactician thing the ceiling for Rune's potential is quite high.
In 2022, Rune had one of the most interesting seasons ever. After a exit from quarterfinal at the French Open, he held a 2-9 record until the US Open. The young Dane faced a defeat in the first round in multiple events. However, he turned the table after the New York Major.
Speaking about the same in an Instagram Reel, Mouratoglou said:
"He was 30 in the world (in 2022). And he comes to me and he says, “Okay, I have a 250, a 500, and a 1000 in a row. My goal is to win the three so I can play the Masters.” I mean, the guy just lost six or nine times in the first round in a row, and he thinks he’s going to win the three, and he really believes it."
Rune was great in the swing after the US Open. He notched a quarterfinal and a runner-up finish in ATP 250 events before winning one in Stockholm. He finished runner-up later at the ATP 500 event in Basel before winning the Masters 1000 title in Paris.
"He won the 250, reached the final of the 500, and won the 1000, beating five Top 10 players, including Novak in the final and Alcaraz in the semis [quarters]. It's a joke," Holger Rune's ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou added.
In Paris, in 2022, he won against the 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz and the ninth seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets. In the quarterfinal, top seed Alcaraz retired after going down one set to the Dane. In the semis, Rune got better of the eighth seed Felix Auger- Aliassime in straight sets before claiming the title by knocking out Djokovic.