Rune, exultant in Basel: "This is incredible for me, I'm enjoying it again"

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 29 Oct 2026 | 10:53
Holger Rune ATP Rueda de prensa ATP Basilea 2026

The Danish player seems to be regaining his best form after his serious Achilles injury and could be the next opponent of Jódar in Basel.

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Holger Rune enjoys tennis again in Basel. Photo: gettyimages

Holger Rune has a clear mission and is showing enormous determination to accomplish it. The Danish player has gone through a true hell after the Achilles tendon rupture suffered a year ago, and in his return to competition, he is showing signs of a high level of tennis much sooner than expected. He showed his excitement in the ATP 500 Basel 2026 after defeating Hurkacz.

When one checks the ATP profile of Holger Rune and realizes he is 23 years old, it is necessary to pinch oneself and blink several times to believe it. Many had written off the Dane due to his inconsistency in recent years, and even more believed that after his Achilles tendon rupture, he would never be the same.

However, if there is something that characterizes Holger, it is his competitive hunger, and being away from the courts and forced to undergo arduous and difficult rehabilitation seems to have been a strong catalyst for him to mature rapidly in all aspects of his life. 

Rune makes history by reaching the quarter-finals of the Basel tournament

His tennis is already flowing at a high level in this ATP 500 Basel 2026, and his attitude is that of someone who has gone through hell and is willing to do whatever it takes not to return there and to value every minute spent healthy and competing.

"I am excited; it makes me very happy to see that I am capable of playing at a high level so soon after my return. I feel that this is the first match since I returned to the courts in which I felt like myself; it was a significant test facing Hubi, and I delivered a very high level," said the Dane excitedly.

With this progression to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 Basel 2026, the former champion in Paris years ago makes history, becoming the lowest-ranked player ever to reach the penultimate round of a tournament of this category, surpassing Murray, who did so in Washington 2018 while being outside the top-800. 

This situation in the ATP ranking for Holger Rune is clearly transitional and promises to be one of the big sleepers and latent threats to the top players in early rounds in the process that should lead him back to the top positions. He could be the next opponent of Rafael Jódar in Basel, provided the Spaniard defeats Vacherot. This is a match that all tennis lovers are eagerly awaiting and will allow us to gauge how close the Dane is to mixing it up with the best.

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