In a recent interview with a French online website, Tennis Actu, Philippe Weiss, agent of Danish World No. 10 Holger Rune revealed a lot of things that are happening off the court with Holger. The questions about the Danish teen’s family were one of that. The importance of family support is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life, especially when it comes to a professional career. And that’s precisely what Weiss highlighted the most during his interview segment.
Weiss reflected on this when a question was raised about the upbringing of the Dane. He started with the qualities of having distinct personalities combined to form a family project that will eventually help in the achievements of the key person.
Translated via google, “It’s not from the group. It’s individual projects with personalized structures. It’s extremely, difficult for many parents. No school, life is dedicated to tennis, there is a risk… But there is such a strong desire. And the parents are there to follow. It’s a family project.”
He also had thoughts about poor families across the globe who do not have the privilege of letting their children follow their passion without thinking about family concerns. He hinted at the media outbursts about the celebrities’ families, relating to the Greek World No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and his father.
“We talk about Stefanos Tsitsipas’ father, we talk about Holger’s mother. It’s almost always a family project. The family is a source of balance, and this balance is important. I am for the balance of the whole structure. It comes from a strong family project“, continued Philippe Weiss.
Future Big 4 in the making – Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner, and Felix Auger-Aliassime
The 1990 generation, which was expected to be the ‘next-gen,’ is being overshadowed by the 2000-born kids in the recent past. The rise of 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz to the world No.1 ranking was just a start, as it seems. The epic Parisian run of the 19-year-old, Dane, and his rise to ATP Top-10 is adding new flavors to the term ‘future big 4’.
Italian World No.15 Jannik Sinner vs Alcaraz US open 2022 Quarter Finals was one of the most thrilling matches ever in the history of tennis as the 2000 generation ‘kids’ battled out for a whopping 5 hours and 18 mins with animalistic rallies, reminding us of the Rafael Nadal–Novak Djokovic iconic rivalry on the court. These two have played 4 times against each other and have 2 wins apiece. Apart from the US Open encounter, the pair battled out earlier in Wimbledon 2022 R16, where the Italian came out on top in 4 sets.
Canadian World No.6 Felix Auger Aliassime vs Alcaraz has never happened in a Grand Slam match. They have played thrice in the best of 3 sets and the Canadian won all 3 of them. Felix also has a 100% winning record against Sinner–they have played twice but never in a Grand Slam match.
22-year-old Felix, 19-year-olds Alcaraz, Rune, and 21-year-old Sinner have already been fighting for the top prizes in tennis consistently. Adding 20-year-old Lorenzo Musetti, who is currently ranked number 23 into the equation, the future of tennis is here already. 2023 is all set up for a showdown among 3 generations of tennis led by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the 1980s.
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