Holger Rune outlines goal to win a Grand Slam title this season ahead of French Open as he makes Italian Open last 16

Holger Rune has outlined his ambitions to win a Grand Slam title this season. The 20-year-old has shot up the rankings over the last year, making his first big splash at the 2022 French Open when he reached the quarter-finals. Ad He won his first Masters 1000 title in Paris last November, beating Novak Djokovic in the final, and is up to No.

7 in the world. ATP RomeAlcaraz dumped out by world No. 135 Marozsan in seismic upset2 HOURS AGO With the French Open on the horizon, next on Rune’s to-do list is to win a major.

“My goal is a Slam for this year,” he told Tennis Channel after his win over Fabio Fognini at the Italian Open. “I won a Masters 1000, in Paris, and I feel like the next step is a Slam. I know it takes a lot.

Maybe it happens, maybe it doesn't, but I'm gonna go for it 100 percent. “Now we're at French Open, and Wimbledon right after, and I feel good physically, I feel good mentally, I feel good in my tennis. So I'm trying to push as hard as I can for it and I hope it's going to be this year.” The French Open starts on May 28 and Rune will be one of the leading young contenders along with Carlos Alcaraz, who will be the top seed at the Grand Slam.

Rune, Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been touted as the new ‘Big Three’ of men’s tennis. “It's exciting for sure,” said Rune. Djokovic: Federer, Nadal, Murray rivalries have made me stronger McEnroe: Rune is developing a reputation with behaviour “You know, it could be fun if this was the next Big Three of the future — we'll see, the future will show.

I just tried to focus on myself. I don't necessarily need other players to push me. “I can push myself but it's great to see that Alcaraz already won a Slam [at the US Open] and became No.