Rune and an Embarrassing Press Conference After Falling in Buenos Aires: "I Don't Know if I'll Return.."

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 14 Feb 2025 | 08.07

Holger Rune, Angry in Buenos Aires. Photo: gettyimages

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It is not the first time that Holger Rune has displayed questionable behavior on and off the court, as he did at the ATP 250 Buenos Aires 2025. After losing to Mariano Navone, he went to the press conference and answered very briefly and curtly to the questions from the accredited journalists, even stating that the courts of the Argentine tournament are not good.

Abundant potential, guaranteed tennis spectacle, but also highly improvable attitudes and a volcanic temperament that does nothing to help his progress. All of this characterizes Holger Rune, whose time at the ATP 250 Buenos Aires 2025 has been another disappointment for him. He attended the press conference visibly upset by the result and unwilling to make any assessments or honestly answer the questions from the media present at the Argentine event.

Including translation, Rune's 5 answers lasted a total of 87 seconds.
He had no desire to talk and left angry with the Buenos Aires crowd.
— Lautaro Miranda Núñez (@Lautarotenn1s) February 13, 2025

"It was not a good match, I made too many mistakes," he said when asked to assess his loss to Navone, leaving everyone present speechless, who still tried to draw further reflection from the young Dane. "My goal here was to play good tennis and I couldn't. It has nothing to do with competing in Rotterdam a couple of weeks ago, I got sick there, but that's how things go," he snapped.

- The Dane believes the courts in Buenos Aires are not good

At this point, it seems that Holger Rune needs to progress in terms of both tennis and mentality if he wants to improve his performances for the remainder of the South American clay court swing, something he was asked about, with his response even more curt. "I haven't evaluated it with my coaches yet, so I'll keep thinking about it," he commented before dropping the bomb when questioned about the organization of the Buenos Aires tournament and his prospects for the coming years.

"The event is well organized, but the courts are not good at all. Apart from that, everything is fine. Good atmosphere, fantastic weather, quite good," he stated before leaving open the possibility of not returning when asked about it. "I don't know, I haven't thought about my calendar for the coming years yet." There's a sense that something is amiss with Holger Rune and that his tennis and attitude do not align with the expectations legitimately placed on him given his past performances and youth.

- Rune admits feeling discomfort in his shoulder and not having fully recovered from the flu he had

Later, on social media, he decided to share a message in which he acknowledged that perhaps it had been too hasty to return to this event after the flu process in Rotterdam, stating that his body was still very weak and he felt discomfort again in his right shoulder. "When the body doesn't work, the mind shuts down, I regret not being able to offer the version of myself that I wanted. I am sorry, Argentina," he said, raising the question of whether he will compete in Rio de Janeiro next week.

Looking back I think it was too early to play after my influenza last week. My shoulder was not working and the whole body seemed extremely vulnerable. I will take the time and get proper rest now. When the body is not there, the brain shuts down and I am just very sorry I…
— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) February 14, 2025