Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune It is a name that will begin to sound strongly in the world of tennis. He is the N ° 1 of the Junior world, he won Roland Garros in the youth category and with just 17 years he is located in position 406 of the world ranking. In turn, he comes from winning a future and reaching two finals at the beginning of the season. At Argentina Open will have his first chance to play a main draw at an ATP tournament: the Dane sat next to Ole -through a Zoom- to express his feelings in the previous to his debut against the Spanish Albert Ramos Viñolas (46°).
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-A new experience in your fledgling career. What feelings do you have of making your debut in a contest of this magnitude?
-I was extremely happy because it is my first ATP main draw and that it is in Argentina where I had never been makes me happy. It is a great opportunity that I have to try to rise in the ranking and to play against great players so I am very eager to start the tournament.
-First time in the country and you can’t go through it because of the bubble theme, but have you already tried the meat?
“Yes, yes,” he says emphatically. I think it’s very good. Many people told me about it and told me before coming that I had to eat it and, without a doubt, it is great. Obviously we cannot move or leave the hotel, but every time I came to the club I could see the surroundings from the bus and Argentina seems like a beautiful place, the people are super polite and nice and that is why I am happy to be here.
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-Juan Manuel Cerúndolo won a title without having had experience in an ATP draw, do you think you could do the same?
I am really impressed. It’s a very good thing, but winning an ATP shouldn’t be easy at all. He played fantastic and makes me very happy for him and I hope he continues like this. We have shared tournaments and I feel very welcome when I spend time with him and other Argentines.
The young Danish idol is Roger Federer. (IG / holgerrune)
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-Your favorite surface is brick dust and in Argentina we had and have great players. Do you follow any of them or watch their matches?
-For reasons of age I could see a little of their careers and they played very well. I know that Nalbandian is as coach (of Kecmanovic) I could see him play in his time and he was a great talent. A lot of Argentines are good and being able to be here is great to continue learning.
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-What goals do you set for this year?
-The idea is to qualify for the main draw at the French Open and I think I have a great opportunity to score points here to get closer to the goal of qualifying. Then by the end of the year I would like to get into the top 100. It’s a big step, but I think I can do it. My dreams are to win several Grand Slam, reach No. 1 and be like Roger Federer.
Holger Rune chatted hand-in-hand with Olé. (IG / holgerrune)
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– Do you feel identified with the Swiss?
-He is my greatest idol and my favorite player. He’s an excellent player and he’s also a great person off the pitch. I had the opportunity to train with him, chat after training and it was a great experience that I will not forget.
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-Your game and your achievements as Juniors are encouraging. Do you feel the pressure in your country?
-Denmark is not a country with a lot of tennis tradition, but more and more people are interested in the sport, but we still don’t have big tournaments. Yes it can be a pressure that many people expect too much from me because of what I did at Junior level, but I don’t feel the pressure and, in fact, I play better with it.
Rune trained with the best in the world at the London Masters. (IG / holgerrune)
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-As a centennial, do you think tennis needs to make certain changes to adapt to the new generations?
-The truth is, no. I think the important thing is that new players come out to attract the public. For Cerúndlo to win a title, the level of Sinner, tennis needs new players in the Top-100 so that the public can find other tennis players and hopefully I can be one of them as soon as possible.
