Tag: Holger Rune
Sport in 2022: One for the record books
As the years go by, 2022 is probably destined to fade into oblivion in infamy for a number of obvious reasons. But the sport may have offered one of the few bright spots in Denmark… let’s forget the World Cup fiasco for a moment. Breaking American barriersSome of the most memorable moments included major Danish […]
Why Holger Rune’s new coach is a promising sign… but where have we seen him before?
Holger Rune is not just one of the best young tennis players in the world – he is also an excellent value to watch as you never know what might happen next. We already had his mother – her, the world number nine screamed to leave Roland Garros when he struggled in the French Open. […]
Holger Rune was knocked out of the Australian Open in the cruelest fashion
Moments ago, Holger Rune crashed out of the Australian Open in the most agonizing fashion. Eurosport experts agreed that they have never seen anything like it in the history of tennis. Rune let a 5-0 lead slip in the deciding set tiebreaker, where the first to 10 is the win, but that wasn’t why Rune […]
Holger Rune made it through to the second round of the Australian Open
Holger Rune made a mighty big impression at the Australian Open this morning. Against the Serbian opponent Filip Krajinovic, the 19-year-old Dane won in three sets in a row 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Despite some good points from the Serbian, the young tennis player stayed focused and found a way to spend just 2 hours and […]
Holger Rune writes history in Paris
Aura of AgassiRune’s rise to the top of tennis has been nothing short of phenomenal. Here’s some perspective. He is the only player in history to go from being outside the top 100 the year before to entering the top 10 for the first time the following year. Andre Agassi did it in 1998, but […]
Holger Rune beats the world number one, but is still criticized for his behavior on the court
The Danish tennis player Holger Rune beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz a few seconds ago at the Paris Rolex Masters. Leading 6-3, 6-6, the Spaniard pulled away to hand the 19-year-old the biggest scalp of his career. In just two weeks he has won the Stockholm Open, reached the final of the Swiss Indoors […]
Tommy Paul upsets No. 2 Rafael Nadal at the Paris Masters
Seven years into his professional career, Tommy Paul claimed arguably his biggest victory on Wednesday, beating second-seeded Rafael Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. Paul, a 25-year-old native of North Carolina, is ranked 31st in the world and has one ATP Tour Championship in his career. Nadal, […]
Holger Rune beats world number five to win the title and break into the top 25
Rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune again underlined his huge potential by claiming his second tournament win of the season: this time thanks to a straight sets defeat of world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday. The Greek was not the only notable scalp of Rune’s week as […]
Sports Round-Up: Danish fans stay away from the WC in Qatar
Different in Euro 2024Danish fans could have been allocated 3-5,000 tickets for each match, but at present only an average of 700 tickets per game have been sold. Should Denmark qualify for Euro 2024 in Germany, the DBU said it would again take on a greater role in the distribution of tickets to Danish fans. […]
ATP roundup: Daniel Evans struck out in Seoul
Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan toppled fifth seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round on Tuesday at the Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul. Evans held a 6-3 edge in aces, saving 10 of 14 break points, but Nishioka won 30 of 43 forehand points to hold on for […]
ATP summary: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz is fighting back in Hamburg
Seed No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz lost his first set but bounced back to defeat German wildcard Nicola Kuhn 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday during the first round of the Hamburg European Open in Germany. The Spanish teenager, ranked sixth in the world, won 47 of 63 first-service points (74.6 percent) to advance, even as […]
A proof that the royals influence Denmark’s name choice more than its football stars
All four of the Crown Prince Couple’s children were on the 50 most popular lists of newborn boys and girls for 2021, topped by Oscar and Alma, respectively, who were today confirmed by Statistics Denmark. Vincent (41st with 189 new namesakes) overshadowed big brother Christian (45th with 181) in the boys’ fight, although none of […]
Sport Round-Up: Denmark’s Euro 92 heroes celebrate 30 years later
Against all oddsNo one gave the 92 team a chance to advance from a tough group with England, France and hosts Sweden. Especially when their best player Michael Laudrup was missing after colliding with coach Richard Møller Nielsen. But somehow they overcame the indomitable odds and faced the defending Dutch champions in the semi-finals. Ruud […]
Midnight misery in Paris as Holger Rune’s adventure race at the French Open ends
Holger Rune would probably have chosen another opponent for his first grand slam quarterfinal if he could. The Norwegian world number eight Casper Ruud, who defeated Roland Garros 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 last night to advance to the final four of the French Open, is practically his cousin. As Scandinavians, Ruud, probably more than anyone […]
The rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune beats the world number 15 at the French Open
Holger Rune has just beaten Denis Shapovalov, world number 15, in a straight set at the French Open 6-3, 6-1, 7-6. A pulsating start caused the young player to break his Canadian opponent calmly in the first two sets. Only in the third set did he meet a lot of opposition, but when three breakpoints […]
Holger Rune gets a landmark victory
Finnish strong?– It was a difficult match from the beginning. He is in the top three in the world and has played some incredible tennis, especially in the last year of winning so many great titles, ” said Rune after the match. “I have great respect for him and of course I did not expect […]
Sports Round-Up: Awarding World Cup games bad news for the many who do not subscribe to TV2
Similarly for women’s EuroTV2 has the rights to Denmark’s next match (France) on 25 November at 17.00, before DR takes over the third match on 30 November at 16.00 against either Peru, Australia or the UAE. Should Denmark get out of the group, the two TV stations will change each round, with TV2 starting with […]
ATP compilation: The four best seeds roll into quarters in Doha
Canadian Denis Shapovalov defeated Alex Molcan of Slovakia 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday to lead a parade of top seed to the quarterfinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar. The top-seeded Shapovalov needed just 53 minutes to send Molcan out and advance. Shapovalov will play against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who rallied to upset 7th-placed […]
ATP Summary: Andy Murray notes easy win in Doha
In the draw as a wild card, Andy Murray of Great Britain beat Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday in Doha, Qatar. Murray won 25 of 28 first-hand points (89 percent), hit four aces and broke Daniels’ serve five of 11 times. He […]
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas survives in Rotterdam
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was tested against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina but eventually won a marathon match on Tuesday and won 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. , The Netherlands. The match lasted for over two and a half hours, despite Tsitsipas, ranked No. […]
Danish News Round-Up: Liberal Alliance confirms belief in the Conservative leader as future prime minister
Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh has told Jyllands-Posten that there is no doubt in his mind that his conservative colleague Søren Pape Poulsen is a candidate for prime minister. Poulsen has not yet said himself that he is interested in the post, but he informed the same newspaper that “” before election day I will […]
Sports Round-Up: Showing some Love – Danish club signs Brazilian legend
From Almaty to Herning Fresh from a stay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Love joins FCM on a contract for the rest of the season as the club tries to maintain its slender Superliga lead. “Vagner Love brings enormous experience to the table,” said FCM sports director Svend Graversen. “He has played for his country and in […]
ATP summary: Top Canadians will play in the Stockholm semi
Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime booked a head-to-head match in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open in Sweden on Thursday. Second-seeded Auger-Aliassime defeated Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-3 in a quarter-final. No. 3-seed Shapovalov had to gather in his superior Arthur Rinderknech from France 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Auger-Aliassime leads the […]
Sports Round-Up: Cyclist champion fears Great Belt, as if it is the bridge in Khazad-dum in ‘Lord of the Rings’
It sounds like something out of classical mythology or ‘Lord of the Rings’: the hero’s journey has no alternative; an insurmountable obstacle must be passed to continue. “You must not pass!” on the bridge in Khazad-dum and all that. Well, too Slovenian cyclist Tadej Poganoyear, the winner of 2021 Tour de France, the insurmountable obstacle […]
Sports Round-Up: Superliga or the Golden Goose?
Market at the right time For Henrik Tønder, the head of Vejle Boldklub, who sold the young striker Wahid Faghir to Bundesliga clothes Stuttgart for around DKK 50 million, “the overall goal has been to create stability in our economy”. Rasmus Klarskov Storm, head of research at the Sports Analysis Institute, confirmed the economic turmoil […]
Sports Round-Up: Denmark’s miraculous golf twins make European tour history with back-to-back victories
The Danish golf twins Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard, 20, have written history over the last eight days. A brilliant behind nine First, Rasmus won the Omega European Masters in Switzerland on August 29 – his third European Tour victory since becoming a professional. He started the final day in 15th place, but played holes 13-15 […]
Sport Round-Up: Denmark achieves top-15 coefficient mark
The Chelsea routeDenmark needs every point it can get next season as it loses 8,500 points gained from the very successful 16/17 season. But another good news is that if Chelsea do not win the Champions League this season, the Danish champions will be guaranteed a place in the Europa League group stage if they […]
Denmark became the world’s leading world championship for the first time in 25 years
When the draw for the qualifying groups for the World Cup in 2022 takes place on December 7, Denmark will be a top queue. The recent 2-0-friendly victory against Sweden meant that Denmark will be among the top ten teams in Europe for the World Cup for the first time since 1995. This means that […]
Sports Round-Up: Denmark’s road to Qatar looks smoother thanks to top sowing
FIFA has confirmed that the draw for the European qualifying rounds of football’s biggest tournament will be revealed on December 7, when 55 nations are pulled out of the hat. This time, the World Cup qualifiers will take a more compressed schedule, with all games played between March and November 2021. Very likely to be […]
Sports Round-Up: Denmark’s road to Qatar looks smoother thanks to top sowing
FIFA has confirmed that the draw for the European qualifying rounds of football’s biggest tournament will be revealed on December 7, when 55 nations are pulled out of the hat. This time, the World Cup qualifiers will take a more compressed schedule, with all games played between March and November 2021. Very likely to be […]
