The 19-year-old Dane had a rough time during his loss to Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals of the Paris tournament. In addition to this episode, he also starred in another with his rival in the locker room at the end of the match
Rune kicked her mother out of the stadium
In addition to great crosses and spectacular plays, Roland Garroswas also the scene ofan uncomfortable moment that was experienced during the quarterfinal match between Casper Ruud (8) and the Danish Holger Rune, which ended with victory for the Norwegian by 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 and 6-3.< /p>
The young 19-year-old tennis player could be seen as somewhat impreciseduring the early stages of the match at the Philippe Chartier and it was during one of the breaks in the third set that he showed his discomfort and discontent.
After 1 hour and 58 minutes of play, and with the result against him as he was losing 4-3, the number 40 in the ATP ranking began to shout from the bench before the astonished gaze of the rest of those present in the room.
The woman left immediately after hearing the screams
After showing Rune, the broadcast cameras moved to the stands and focused on a woman who was quickly getting up from her seatand facing one of the exit tunnels. Later it became known that the person in question was none other than his mother.
In the press conference after his defeat, the Dane referred to this situation: “I want much to my mother, I did not kick her off the track. When I’m frustrated I need to be left, I can’t be listening to my mother and my coach. “I wasn’t specifically looking for him to leave, in the match with Stefanos he also left. She knows how to give me peace”, added the 19-year-old about the tense moment that was experienced in the stadium.
At the same time, the Dane, who had just beaten the Greek Tsitsipas in the fourth round of the tournament by 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4, he was the protagonist of another controversial moment in the locker room: “His work team came to greet me and congratulated me on the match, they are very kind. But all of a sudden, I find that Casper walks up to me and yells in my face, like celebrating,” he revealed.
Casper Ruud beat the Dane in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros (Reuters)
“I told him what the hell was he doing. You can celebrate and shout on the track, but eyelling in my face is disrespectful. He was very unsportsmanlike throughout the match, so I didn’t want to hug him or talk to him at the end,” he explained.
Ruud’s father, however, He denied that this had happened and assured that the Dane was lying. The answer from the other side was not long in coming when Rune’s father, Aneke, came out in defense of his son in a dialogue with the media outlet Ekstrabladet: “It’s shameful. The father He wasn’t around when Casper did that, only his physical therapist saw him. We have never experienced such behavior on the ATP tour. You can find something like this in a Future, but not at this level. Ruud is not a true top-10 according to his behavior”.
The 23-year-old Norwegian will play on Friday for a place in the finalagainst Croatian veteranMarin Cilic (33), who had previously beaten Russian Andrey Rublev in an even match that was decided in the ‘super tie break’ of the fifth set.