Holger Rune’s 2025 season began very equally to how his 2024 ended. The Danish ace – who had entered a brand new dimension within the latter a part of 2022 and entered the Prime 5 of the ATP rankings the next yr – has misplaced his certainties and regressed from his first main victory on the skilled tour (on the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters).
Rune is making an attempt in each technique to turn into aggressive once more on the highest degree, however he has not but overcome the disaster and his degree is characterised by too many ups and downs throughout the yr. Holger has modified his group members a number of occasions in that point, unable to search out the suitable individuals to work with and proceed his development path.
The scenario appears to have improved for the reason that starting of this season, though the younger Dane missed a really vital probability on the 2025 Australian Open by dropping to Jannik Sinner within the spherical of 16.
The world no 1 is sort of unstoppable on the exhausting courts and received the primary Main of the season for the second yr in a row, however that day he was conditioned by an sickness that had introduced him near retirement as revealed by Darren Cahill.
Rune will face Moutet
Rune’s purpose is to show his season round by reaching prestigious ends in the primary two Masters 1000 of the season – Indian Wells and Miami.
His first opponent in California might be Corentin Moutet, who defeated Australian ace Jordan Thompson in three units within the first spherical.
The French participant – who defeated Rune twice in the beginning of the 2022 season – is aware of he might want to play his finest tennis to get one other win towards the Dane.
“After I confronted and defeated him the primary two occasions, Holger was a completely completely different participant than he’s right now,” stated Moutet.
“He is had a formidable rise over the past three years, however I’ve some concepts on how one can put him in hassle. I believe I can beat him” – he added.
