Holger Rune is 'going to win Grand Slams', claims Mats Wilander after Dane reaches French Open quarter-finals
Mats Wilander believes Holger Rune will win Grand Slam tournaments in the future. The world No. 6's career has gone from strength to strength since the start of 2022.
The Dane began January last year No. 99 in the world and has shot up the rankings. Ad The 20-year-old won the Paris Masters last year and reached the finals of Monte Carlo and the Italian Open this year.
He has now reached the quarter-finals at the French Open for the second year running after a dramatic five-set win against in-form Argentine Francisco Cerundolo. Roland-GarrosFrench Open order of play, Day 10 — Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Djokovic in quarter-final action33 MINUTES AGO Ahead of Rune's quarter-final match against Casper Ruud, who he played at the same stage of the Grand Slam last year, Wilander claimed he can win multiple Slams in the future. «I'm very impressed with his problem solving skills for sure,» Wilander told Eurosport.
«Obviously you're always a little bit concerned when you're playing a five setter in this, at this time of the tournament, especially losing the fourth set, 6-1. It's a bit worrying. »But at the same time, he kind of lets that set go.
So he's very mature in terms of the tactics in a tennis match, mentally, he's very mature, but I feel like he might be losing his concentration here and there. «But then I'm comparing him with Carlos Alcaraz who doesn't seem to lose concentration that much. So Rune is going to be a great player one day.