Holger Rune believes he is playing close to his 'best tennis' as he prepares for run at French Open

Holger Rune says he is playing close to his ‘best tennis’ ahead of the French Open. The current world No. 6 reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 edition of Roland-Garros and beat Novak Djokovic on his way to the final of the Italian Open last week.

And with the absence of tournament stalwart Rafael Nadal, at 20 years old, Ruud might consider himself one of a group of younger players who are set to dominate the sport. Ad Rune has also won the Munich Open this season and speaking to Eurosport ahead of the French, he said that he was looking forward to the start of one of his favourite tournaments. Roland-GarrosCorretja expects 'genius' Medvedev and 'explosive' Rune to impress at French Open22/05/2023 AT 17:32 “I'm super happy and excited to be back,” he replied.

“It's one of my favourite tournaments of the year. “And it's been a great clay-court season so far; I've been building up, playing some good matches and feeling in good shape and am looking forward to the start.” Rune reached the final of the Italian Open last week, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev, but he added that he felt in great shape. Exclusive: Ruud tips friend Nadal to challenge for French Open in 2024 Alcaraz hopes for 'dream' Nadal pairing at 2024 Olympics He said: “This part of the season is one of my favourites.

I try to play my best tennis here and everything I've done throughout the season is really to be as ready as possible for this tournament. “I feel in great shape. I feel like I’ve been closer to playing my best tennis and hopefully I can play my best tennis here.” Meanwhile Daniil Medvedev is cautiously optimistic he can do well at the second Grand Slam of the year, which he believes will not be «the same” without Rafa Nadal.