“So it’s not by chance or luck that I can do what I can do. “I’m working on getting better all the time,” he told Danish publication SpilXperten. Rune appears to be aware that he can lose control at times and believes that the key for him to tame the dark side is to enjoy his game as much as possible. He still to me is a little bit up and down in the course of matches, but we’ve seen him play great and big matches,” he opined. The guy is a tremendous talent, brings a ton of energy to the court.

I do think he’s a threat to do some serious damage at the French. McEnroe believes that Rune is capable of winning multiple Grand Slams and will be a threat at the French Open this year. So what’s happening is, he’s developing a reputation,” he added. “He likes to ham it up, he likes to engage the crowd, but he does it in a way that kind of irritates his opponents at times. “I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again, it’s hard to be a total asshole and be on the tennis tour, okay? It’s possible to do it but you end up living a very lonely existence,” John McEnroe said.

In an appearance on his brother’s podcast Holding Court with Patrick McEnroe, the seven-time Grand Slam winner had some advice for Rune. The former Superbrat also feels that Rune is prone to going off the rails when he gets sucked into acting up. McEnroe knows first-hand the alienating impact brattish behaviour can have on a player. John McEnroe believes that Holger Rune needs to tone down the antics that turn crowds against him.

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