Roland-Garros 2025 - Holger Rune : "Novak Djokovic has been really nice to me all my career"

Tennis Actu TV

23/05/2025

Quelle version d'Holger Rune verrons-nous dans ce Roland-Garros 2025 ? Sacré à Barcelone, le Danois a déçu à Monte-Carlo, Madrid et Rome. Irrégulier, le joueur de 22 ans a toujours été en deuxième Porte d'Auteuil. En trois participations, il a atteint deux quarts puis un huitième de finale l'an passé. Touché au genou également fin avril, le Danois sera très observé. Il commencera contre Roberto Bautista au premier tour. Avant cela, Rune a dévoilé ses sensations en conférence de presse ce vendredi.

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00:00BNP Paribas, partenaire des plus belles histoires de Roland Garros, aux côtés des ramasseurs de balles depuis plus de 50 ans.

00:30So I'm just looking forward to starting.

00:37When you think of yourself as a player, is it an all-court player? Do you have a favorite surface?

00:46And where does clay fit in, you being a European player?

00:52What do you mean, awkward player?

00:55I mean, the good on-court.

00:57Ah, all-court, all-court. Ah, okay, okay.

01:00Ah, yeah, yeah, I feel like, honestly, I feel like I can play on all surfaces.

01:05I feel like clay has been always good for me, especially when I was younger,

01:10because the game was a little bit slower, there was more time and stuff.

01:13And, you know, being a young player in the tour, it's like in the beginning there's a big physical difference,

01:19so it was maybe a bit easier for me to adapt to these kind of players on clay.

01:24But now it's not really the problem.

01:27Now I feel like I probably still feel the most comfortable on clay court.

01:33But again, you know, I love hard-court, I love grass, I've done great on grass.

01:38But clay, I think it's a very nice surface, because it's not only about the power,

01:41it's also about the understanding of the game and how you, you know, build up the points and also the physicality.

01:52Hey, Oka.

01:53I wanted to ask you about on-call coaching, and it's been kind of available to tennis players for a while now.

01:59Just curious, like, do you think it makes a difference, and what do you want from your coach with it?

02:05And also, like, on the WTA a few years ago, they used to have, like, coaches would come onto the court

02:10and actually speak to players that change events. Would you want that ever?

02:13Yeah, I think it's good that coaching is allowed because it was being done, no matter what, anyways.

02:19But I do believe that I think it's fine that it's from the box that I don't think the coach needs to come on the court.

02:26I think that's a bit of a different dimension that I think is not necessary, honestly.

02:31But I think how it is now is fine.

02:33You know, you can communicate with your coach and your team, and I think that's totally fair.

02:38I think it's like almost any other sport, like football as well, the coach is yelling from the side and stuff.

02:43So, honestly, I think it's good because before, you know, maybe you did some signs with the hands here and there,

02:50and now you got a warning or something like this.

02:52So, it's like now it's just open for everyone, and I think that's totally fair.

02:56What do you want? What do you want?

02:58Yeah, what do you want? It depends on the moment, but I usually like to get simple kind of advice during the matches

03:05because you're stressed enough in the matches.

03:07So, I think the basic stuff, you know, on big points, be brave and stick to the game plan and stuff like that.

03:14I think that's, you know, obviously simple stuff, but when you're on the match and it's a battle,

03:20sometimes you forget things and it's nice to have someone remind you.

03:26I remember when you were quite young, you hit with Novak early on.

03:32Did you have a relationship with him sort of throughout when you were a junior,

03:37and did he have an impact on you, or was it just sort of a one-time thing?

03:42No, definitely. Novak has been really, really nice to me all my career,

03:47and the first time I hit with him was in, I think, the ATP Tour finals,

03:51and then afterwards I hit with him in Monaco when I was pretty young.

03:55So, it was always really nice. He was really kind to me.

03:58He was giving me advices and stuff like that.

04:01So, I think I really appreciated that, and he's, you know, obviously one of the best that we've had.

04:08So, it's really, it feels like a big privilege that he has been so nice,

04:12and I'm sure he's, yeah, we'll still see him around in the big tournaments and the big rounds.

04:22Can I just, like, what was some of the advice that he gave you,

04:25or does anything stick out in terms of what he told you when you were young

04:29that has really stayed in your mind?

04:31Yeah, I mean, one specific thing he told me was when we were hitting forehand cross,

04:36you know, I think, in general, young players, as they grow up,

04:39they get more power, and they're more excited about their power,

04:42and he said, he personally, he would suggest me never to go more than 70%, 80% on every shot

04:48to make sure it's, like, safe enough, but still with good quality.

04:51So, you know, I feel like sometimes you go for all or nothing,

04:55and I think his game shows up pretty good that he's not risking much,

04:58but at the same time he has, like, tremendous quality on his shots,

05:02so that's one thing he told me.

05:05Hi.

05:06Hey.

05:07Curious what you think about the idea that they still have line judges here,

05:12while we have, at almost every tournament, every surface now,

05:17even Wimbledon, they're getting rid of line judges

05:20and relying on the electronic line calling.

05:22Yeah, I was a bit surprised, actually, when I saw it in qualies.

05:25I thought that it was all tournaments now that had automatic line call,

05:29but, yeah, I mean, I don't know.

05:32Honestly, I think it would be easier if everything was the same,

05:35like, either it's all automatic or it's all line umpire,

05:38and I personally, you know, think automatic line call is good

05:42because it, you know, makes less discussions and less drama and stuff like that,

05:46but at the same time I feel, you know, either we, players, read the marks wrong

05:52or there is also some fails in the system,

05:55because I've had also, I remember one mark in Rome,

05:58where I was like, that's ridiculous, that's impossible that you call this one in,

06:02but, again, it's like, if it's here, that would definitely have been called out from an umpire,

06:07but from the automatic it's in, so it's, like, a little bit confusing.

06:11But, again, we're always going to have mistakes as normal.

06:15And one other thing, at Grand Slam tournaments like here,

06:20you can end up with an 11 a.m. match or a match that starts at 11 p.m.

06:26and goes to all hours.

06:28Do you have a preference for when you play?

06:31Yeah, it's actually a good subject,

06:33because that's one thing that's not good about tennis.

06:35That's, like, we don't know when we play until, like, the day before.

06:39We could play in the morning, in the evening, where, again, I mentioned it before,

06:42but, like, football players, they know already in December when they're going to play in May.

06:46And it's like, you know, you can prepare much easier where we tennis players,

06:50also the change of conditions, the change of, you know, countries, surfaces, whatever.

06:55And I think, you know, ideally they could give us a little bit more time with that.

06:59But, like, me personally, I prefer to play in the afternoon, get a good sleep, you know.

07:03It's a bit early now, so...

07:05Just to follow that, actually, Medvedev said, like, back in Rome,

07:12that he wants, he thinks 11 a.m. starts should be abolished,

07:15because it's too early and, you know, he wants his sleep, basically.

07:18So, how tough is that? I mean, here in qualies, they start at 10, so it's even worse.

07:22It's funny he says that, because every time we practice back in Monaco,

07:26he always wants to practice at 9, so it's funny he says that.

07:29But, yeah, I mean, I don't know, I think 11, 12 is fine to start.

07:35I mean, it's, you know, it's not that early.

07:38It's a bit early, but it's not like it's impossible.

07:42I mean, in juniors, we started at 9 often in the morning.

07:44That's pretty tough, because then you have to wake up, like, three hours before,

07:48so you have to wake up at 6, and then it starts to be a struggle.

07:51But, yeah, I think, you know, if I can avoid it as much as possible at 11, I'm happy.

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