Tennis star Holger Rune’s petulant outburst at his own mum on court gets telling reaction

Danish ace Holger Rune progressed past Matteo Berrettini astatine the Shanghai Masters this week, but not earlier clashing with his ain mother, who was watching from the stands

Holger Rune publically clashed with his ‘scary’ mum during a Shanghai Masters victory implicit Matteo Berrettini.

The Danish satellite No. 14 was battling his Italian hostile successful the 3rd set, having shared the past two, and recovered himself 4-3 up with a interruption constituent successful hand.

His mother, Aneke, who had been coaching her lad from the stands, offered him immoderate proposal connected wherever to basal adjacent erstwhile dealing with Berrettini’s booming serve, which helped guide him to the last of Wimbledon successful 2021.

However, upon taking up the recommended position, it turned retired to beryllium an incorrect call, and the vantage was lost. Rune clapped backmost with a sarcastic thumbs-up – resulting successful a returned acold look that shocked commentators.

The Dane did negociate to marque interaction with Berrettini’s effort, but could lone muster looping it into the nett successful a constituent that would person enactment him 5-3 up and sitting pretty.

Known for being somewhat hot-headed connected court, Rune’s sarcastic clap astatine his parent caught the attraction of Sky Sports’ presenters, with presenter Bela Shah exclaiming: “Holger Rune and his mum were not getting on, however astir this for a sarcastic thumbs up to mum?” Fellow presenter Pete Graves added. “She is scary! No offence.”

Alas, specified animosity was unnecessary, arsenic Rune cruised to a 6-3 triumph successful the last set, sealing himself a pathway into the adjacent round, wherever he’d travel up against promising Czech prima Jiri Lehecka.

This proved nary situation for the Dane, however, and helium cruised into the circular of 16 successful consecutive sets, sealing the necktie 6-4, 7-5. American seventh-seed Taylor Fritz present stands successful his way.

Previously ranked arsenic precocious arsenic world No.4 – erstwhile helium became the highest-ranked Dane successful ATP past – Rune has yet to sensation occurrence connected the ATP Tour title-wise this year, with his past triumph coming astatine the 2023 Bavarian Open.

He has lone racked up 4 titles connected the circuit successful total, successful fact, having antecedently besides won the Stockholm Open and Paris Masters successful 2022. As a 12 seed, helium volition look to assertion different 1000 lawsuit successful China.

The 21-year-old notably divided with superstar manager Patrick Mouratoglou – who helped nurture the likes of Serena Williams – successful July of this twelvemonth aft joining the Frenchman’s academy successful 2016. He is present moving with erstwhile subordinate and compatriot Kenneth Carlsen.

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