Ruud looks at the calendar after Rune's injury: "The season is very demanding, we push ourselves to the limit"

Carlos Navarro | 19 Oct 2025 | 10.45

Ruud showed sportsmanship with Rune after the Dane's injury in Stockholm. Source: Getty

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On yesterday's journey, Holger Rune experienced the bitterest side of tennis. The injury suffered at the Stockholm tournament left us with a chill: the initial signs point to a ruptured Achilles tendon, which promises to sideline him for at least six months. At just 22 years old, this is the kind of problem that can completely alter the course of a sports career, fostering significant camaraderie in supporting him within the locker room.

This was demonstrated by one of his former fiercest "enemies," Casper Ruud, with whom he buried the hatchet long ago and who now understands and praises the Danish player's tennis whenever he can. Even though he advanced to the final of the 2025 ATP Stockholm, the Norwegian had no qualms about focusing his last appearance on Holger Rune, offering a clear message of encouragement and reflecting on how the physical aspect continues to evolve, pushing our sport to a level of demand that was previously unknown.

"Holger's injury has been very tough. It looked very bad, and although I know they will do tests tomorrow, I heard that he himself heard a specific sound, which is a very bad sign. This is the kind of injury you can't control, so it's extremely unfortunate. Tennis is a brutal sport, and as a tennis player, the last thing you want is to miss months of competition. He is still very young, with a long career ahead of him, so I hope he can come back soon," stated Casper to Spilxperten, who, as mentioned, did not hold back in highlighting the sacrifices that professional tennis players endure.

"I think tennis has become a sport where everything happens very quickly; we are at a very high speed and must be physically prepared for each match. I'm not saying it wasn't physical in the past, but sometimes I'm surprised by how much tennis demands you physically to be able to compete," stated the Norwegian, who will face Ugo Humbert in a new ATP final later today.

- Ruud points out how the ATP calendar could be connected to Rune's injury

In the past, Casper has always been one of the most vocal players in highlighting the demands of the ATP calendar. This time, he did not want to draw a direct causal relationship between the calendar and Holger's rupture, but he did take the opportunity to show that the context of little rest, increasing tournaments, and very physical conditions can lead to more players exploring and sometimes exceeding the limits of their bodies:

"When you jump from tournament to tournament, everything becomes very demanding. Holger was in Shanghai last week, and when you live under such demands, something like this can happen. We are all in some kind of risk zone every time we step on the court, but if the injury has a direct connection with the demanding calendar, I don't know. In a way, all injuries probably occur due to the grueling calendar. It's very tough, and we are pushing our bodies to the limit. Holger is one of the players who still had a chance to be at the ATP Finals, so he pushed his body to the limit, and it's a shame that everything ended this way for him. I wish him a speedy recovery,"

As the Norwegian correctly points out, the injury extinguishes the few remaining chances that Rune had of being a champion this season. For Casper himself, the situation remains difficult, but winning a new title on Swedish soil would be a significant boost. We will see that this afternoon when he faces Ugo Humbert in the final.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud mira al calendario tras la lesión de Rune: "La temporada es muy exigente, nos llevamos al límite"