Panichi does not want Rune to take risks: "We need to slow down the pace"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 30 Nov 2025 | 10.26

Panichi doesn't want Rune to take risks: "We need to slow down the pace". Photo: Getty Images

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Marco Panichi is not in a rush with Holger Rune's recovery. The Italian coach, who spent several years with Novak Djokovic and later a brief period with Jannik Sinner, does not want the Dane to speed up his Achilles tendon recovery and asks for discipline and precision.

This was confirmed by Panichi himself in an interview with Ubitennis where he talked about the severe injury suffered by Holger Rune, though, by his own words, it was an injury that was predictable. He also updates on his recovery while praising the exquisite preparation of Novak Djokovic.

About the physical abilities of the Dane

"Holger is a guy with enormous potential. Explosive, coordinated, with a very strong natural instinct. But he tends to expend a lot of energy unnecessarily, especially when he doesn't need to. The first task was to help him manage it."

Rune's physical condition contributed to suffering that severe injury

"When I arrived, Holger was going through a tough period. There wasn't a 'major' injury, but a combination of things: fatigue, compensations, minor stiffness that limited his expression. His body was sending clear signals."

"For someone like him, whose tennis is based on speed and the ability to change direction, even a 10% decrease in efficiency becomes a major limitation. If his body doesn't respond, everything changes: posture, support, reaction times. He was moving, but not in the way he knows how to move."

Marco Panichi wants to take it slow in Holger Rune's recovery

"We restored order. First in managing the load, then in the quality of movement. Holger always tends to give his all, but when you need to recover, you need discipline: progression, controlled intensity, respect for time. Sometimes, it's right to slow down the pace."

The recipe to recover Rune

"The key is to regain symmetry, balance, and confidence in his movements. An explosive athlete like him needs to feel his body 'free.' When he regains confidence in his support and acceleration, everything changes. He moves again as he wants to. He has felt the fluidity of his body again. He is young, reacts well, and learns quickly. The key is to enable him to express his intensity but with efficiency."

Impressed by the professionalism, knowledge, and interest of Novak Djokovic

"With Novak, I learned that every exercise must have a specific reason, a goal, and a parameter to measure progress. He doesn't accept anything as routine: he wants to understand everything. His speed is not just physical, but mainly neurological. He reads the game first," says a Marco Panichi who, while recalling his time with Novak Djokovic, continues to work on Holger Rune's recovery. Slowly but steadily.

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