Holger Rune Injury: Denmark’s star tennis player and world number-4 Holger Rune has been ruled out of Hamburg Open and Roland Garros 2026 due to injury. The fans waiting for his return have got a big shock. 22-year-old Holger Rune said last month that after recovering from injury he would return to action at the Hamburg Open, an ATP 500 tournament, in May. This Danish player had reached the quarter-finals in Hamburg in the year 2024.
The tennis player, who was forced to retire midway through the Stockholm Open semi-finals, said, ‘I was really excited to be back in Hamburg. You all know how much I love clay courts. Paris and Roland-Garros have always been special to me. So, it was not at all easy for me to take this decision, but for me, it is not just about playing a few matches; Rather, it is about being fully prepared for the entire tournament.”
I will step on the court as long as I am fit – Holger Rune
Further he said- “I do not want to return with half-baked preparations; When I step on the court, I want to be 110 percent fit and ready. Now I’m looking forward to returning to the grass-court season.”
Subsequently, Holger Rune took to the social media platform ‘X’ Wrote, ‘It was very difficult to take the decision of not playing in the clay-court season, but it was the right decision. Can’t wait to see you all on the grass courts. Thank you so much for all your love and support during my injury rehab. See you soon.”
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Due to Rune’s withdrawal from the tournament, a place has become vacant for Benjamin Bonzi in the main draw of Roland-Garros. After losing the points gained in Rome last year, it tennis player Has come to 43rd place in the world ranking. French Open After this, his 200 points will be reduced further, due to which the ranking is likely to fall to around 60th place.
With IANS inputs
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