Holger Rune said it was \u201cunbearable\u201d to think of how long he will be away from the court as he posted on social media for the first time since an Achilles injury saw him limp off the court during the Nordic Open semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Rune pulled up during the second set in his match against Ugo Humbert and needed help to limp off the court after an injury to his left foot.<\/p>\n
He has now confirmed that his Achilles is \u201cfully broken\u201d and said it was \u201cunbearable\u201d to think of how long he will be out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a while before I can step on court again,\u201d he said on Instagram. \u201cIt\u2019s tough. I had so much joy on court in Stockholm and it\u2019s unbearable to think that I will not feel this energy for some time now.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Achilles is fully broken on the proximal part meaning I need [an] operation already next week and from here rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for all your support now and always. Without you nothing would be the same. See you as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rune was visibly devastated as he left the court in tears and has been met with an abundance of well wishes on his post.<\/p>\n
MORE NEWS ON T365<\/strong><\/p>\n The three statistical best seasons of Emma Raducanu\u2019s career so far<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Jannik Sinner speaks of potential Saudi Arabia Gland Slam: \u2018This country is going to be very important for us\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One of them came from coach Patrick Mouratoglou who said he knew Rune would come back stronger.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel for you my friend but I know how strong mentally you are,\u201d the French coach said. \u201cYou will use that time off to become even better!\u201d<\/p>\n Journalist Nicholas Albek from SpilXperten<\/a> watched the scenes with Rune and he gave this reaction to Tennis365: \u201cFirst and foremost, I\u2019m obviously incredibly sorry on Holger\u2019s behalf. He\u2019s one of the biggest Danish names and a fantastic tennis player. In my eyes, he\u2019s still one of the most talented players in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why it hurts even more to see his serious injury today. Aneke Rune confirmed to me right after the match that Holger has torn his Achilles tendon. He\u2019ll be getting a scan on Sunday, where he\u2019ll find out whether surgery is needed or not, but according to his team, that doesn\u2019t really change the recovery timeline much.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo far, the prognosis is 3\u20136 months, but I do fear that Aneke might be a bit optimistic. Of course, I\u2019m hoping for the best for him, because Holger is truly a great guy, and I have a lot of respect for him both on and off the court, where he always takes the time to talk to us journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a very special atmosphere after the match. The mood in the press room was almost one of disbelief. People couldn\u2019t believe their eyes, and there was dead silence. Ugo Humbert came to the press conference shortly after, and he was clearly deeply affected by the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n Read next: Marta Kostyuk interview: Why Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have a big advantage over me<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Holger Rune gives \u2018unbearable\u2019 statement after horror injury ends season<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Holger Rune said it was \u201cunbearable\u201d to think of how long he will be away from the court as he posted on social media for the first time since an Achilles injury saw him limp off the court during the Nordic Open semi-finals. Rune pulled up during the second set in his match against Ugo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}