<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/holger-rune" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Holger Rune</a> answered some questions from Bolavip after his match against Marton Fucsovics in Stockholm, and here he talked about his collaboration with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/andre-agassi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andre Agassi</a> and a possible return to tennis for Nick Kyrgios.



When looking at the ATP leaderboard, which shows stats from the different seasons, Rune’s return rating has gone significantly up and in that aspect of the game he ranks as number 27 in the last 52 weeks compared to number 63 in 2024.



That is something that Rune has noticed as well, and now he says that Andre Agassi loved the Dane’s return when they practised together in Washington during the summer.



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<h2>‘Agassi loved my return’</h2>



Rune points out that he knew he was underperforming on his return last season, which is why he and his team were putting a lot of effort into that part of his game in the pre-season.



“I’ve always felt that my return has been really good and one of my biggest strengths. It had a bit of a downfall last year, where I didn’t return as well as I know I can. But especially in the last pre-season, we put a lot of work into the return game to improve the statistics, as you also pointed out,” Rune says and continues:



“It’s always nice to see that the things you work on are improving. I’m also starting to gain more and more confidence to put a bit more weight into my returns and try to put more pressure on the opponent’s second serve.”


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Agassi was arguably the best returner of his time and still stands as one of the greatest ever in that discipline, and Rune revealed that the American in particular liked that part of his game.



“Agassi and I talked a lot about my return when we trained together. He really loved it,” he added. “As you say, he had an absolutely insane return, so we could really have some good conversations. Right now, though, I’m mostly in contact with my own team and the people who are close to me.”



<h2>Nick Kyrgios coming back would be good for tennis</h2>



“Nick Kyrgios has always been very nice to me, so we’ve always had a really good relationship. I don’t know if he’s coming back, but it would be good for tennis because he’s always had some very exciting matches.”



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“His top level, back when he played against Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, was insanely high, so you have to respect that,” Rune said. “I know he’s struggling a lot with his body, so that’s probably the biggest thing he has to overcome. Whether he does or not, time will tell.”



In 2023 the two of them had an exhibition match planned, however Kyrgios was forced to cancel as he got an injury in his foot. For now, a new exhibition match is not planned between the two, but Rune seems ready for the challenge.



“We haven’t talked about a new exhibition match, although that would be fun. I ended up playing one against Monfils instead. Insanely cool guy, whom unfortunately we’ll only get to see for one more year on the Tour,” Rune ends to Bolavip.



On Friday, the Dane is facing Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry. They have faced each other three times, but only one time on the ATP Tour, which Rune won in a very close match in Basel.

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Mikael Ymer was beaten by his brother Elias Ymer in Stockholm on Tuesday, but after the match, Mikael decided to stay silent when Bolavip asked him about the consistency in doping cases.



The Swede was given an 18-month suspension back in 2023, when he missed out on three whereabouts, which is another term for unannounced doping tests.



Back then, he called his punishment unfair. But eventually, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/tennis">tennis</a> world has seen other cases with different types of violations where the punishment has been shorter than the one Ymer received.



<h2>‘A lot could be said, but I don’t want to get suspended again’</h2>



During his postgame press conference, Bolavip asked Ymer about the consistency in doping cases after today’s match, but he didn’t want to comment on the case, as he implied he could get suspended again.



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“There is a lot to be said and that could be said, but I don’t want to become suspended again, so I am gonna keep my mouth closed,” Ymer said.



Bolavip then asked Ymer the following question as a follow-up: “Do you fear you would be suspended if you say what you really think?”



“I do not want to comment further on it. I don’t want to put myself in a situation where people that I don’t… Yeah, I do not want to answer,” Ymer replied.



Bolavip would have liked to ask more questions about what Ymer meant and the transparency in these cases, but the interview ended on that note.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/sebastian-korda">Sebastian Korda</a> beat Alexei Popyrin in the first round of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open, and after the match, Bolavip spoke to the American, who opened up about a tough period he has gone through.


 

 


Korda has been dealing with a lot of injuries over the past year, and the former world No. 15 has dropped drastically in the rankings. The American revealed that he wasn’t practicing at all before he took a break from tennis following the French Open.



Despite the tough period, Korda produced a very high level on Monday against Popyrin, and the American was happy with the win when we talked to him immediately after the match.



<h2>Tough match against ‘tricky’ Popyrin</h2>



Popyrin is a former Masters 1000 winner, and the Australian always seems to be a tricky opponent, which Korda also mentioned after the match.



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“It was very tough. It is always tough to play Popyrin. We have played three times and the last time we played was in a semi of a Masters 1000, and he is just an extremely highly skilled <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/tennis">tennis</a> player,” Korda told Bolavip after the match.


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“He has an incredible serve, he is a good mover and has a good forehand. It was very tricky and I was lucky at some moments. I served horrendously. It’s pretty tough when you don’t have a first serve, but I am happy.”



<h2>Korda admits he didn’t train for a long period</h2>



The former world No. 15 took almost three months off after the French Open this year, as he had struggled a lot with injuries. Korda now admits that he didn’t train at all during the entire year leading up to the French Open.



“I am feeling pretty good,” he said. “I have had a lot of injuries, but now its more mental than anything. It’s about starting up the machine again and trying to win some ugly matches.”



Korda makes it clear that he is still motivated to improve. However, it has been very tough off the court in 2025: “I think the motivation is still there, more so just getting down on yourself all the time. That hurts a little bit but I have definitely gone through a lot of different emotions in the last year, but I am definitely motivated and I want to keep playing and hopefully raise my level.


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“I mean.. Practicing… Honestly, before I took those months off, honestly I didn’t practice the whole year. It has been like an hour on the court every single day, no fitness really. I was not feeling great, it was definitely not a good feeling. Hopefully it is past me now.”



Korda faces either Kamil Majchrzak or Filip Misolic in the second round in Stockholm, where <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/tennis/casper-ruud-talks-to-bolavip-about-his-season-the-atp-schedule-and-djokovics-comments">Bolavip also interviewed Casper Ruud</a> this week.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/casper-ruud">Casper Ruud</a> is competing at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm this week, and Bolavip had the chance to ask the Norwegian some questions on the first day of the tournament — including his performance in 2025, the ATP schedule, and his thoughts on Novak Djokovic‘s recent comments.



The 26-year-old won his biggest title this season when he secured the Masters 1000 title in Madrid, and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/tennis">tennis</a> star calls it a memorable year. However, he is not fully satisfied with the way he has performed in 2025 so far.



But Ruud is still aiming to end a long season with a spot in the ATP Finals, despite currently being nearly 1,000 points away from the number eight spot in the live race to Turin.



Speaking of ending a long season, Ruud pointed out the fact that the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/atp">ATP</a> calendar is still too long, specifically mentioning the Paris Masters as an issue. He also commented on the economic motivation to play as many tournaments as possible, as the players get a cut in the bonus if they miss out on a mandatory event.



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<h2>A season of highs and lows for Ruud</h2>



As mentioned earlier, Ruud won the biggest title of his career, but on the other hand, the Norwegian failed to win back-to-back matches in the Grand Slams this season. Hence, Ruud is not super satisfied with his 2025 season.


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“It has been a mixture of highs and lows,” Ruud tells Bolavip. “This is the first season where I have experienced being out a few weeks in a row with my knee. That was a new challenge, obviously.



“It was a memorable season because of the Madrid title, but I am not sitting here being super satisfied overall. There were too many early losses in tournaments, but I try to learn from those. Like I said, it will be memorable because I won the biggest title in my career this year, and I was playing some really good tennis during that time.”



<h2>All or nothing mentality</h2>



The 26-year-old still has a chance of reaching the ATP Finals, however, it will require some massive results at the end of the season. He says that he is still hoping to qualify for the prestigious event.



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“The season is not over yet, and I hope I can finish it strong and maybe climb my way towards having a chance to reach the ATP Finals. But it is going to be really tough, so I am just trying to play well these last three weeks, and then we will see after Paris,” Ruud adds.



“If you are finishing 11 or 15, I mean, what is going to make the difference? Nothing, in my opinion, so it is kind of all or nothing at this point. I am going to try to use that as a motivation and give it a final push.



“There are other players in the same situation. The race is always like this. I will focus on one match at a time and not on points and that stuff, because last year I was thinking too much about points.”



<h2>Ruud understands Djokovic</h2>



<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/tennis/novak-djokovic-takes-a-subtle-shot-at-carlos-alcaraz-and-iga-swiatek-for-criticizing-the-atp-schedule">Novak Djokovic recently made a comment about the scheduling</a>, which got a lot of attention, with one of the things being said that the players are not united enough and investing enough time into changing things.



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Multiple players have recently criticized the number of tournaments and matches, and Ruud, who has played 47 matches this season and dealt with an injury, backs Djokovic.



“Of course, Novak has a point,” Ruud explains. “He has more experience than any other player. Sure, you can pick and choose in a way, because we are not hired by the ATP, we are bosses of our own schedule. What I criticized and talked about at the French Open was that there is an economic motivation to play and not skip any Masters 1000s with the bonus and everything.



“But yeah, sure, if you are in the top 10, top 15, you make a lot of money, but you also spend a lot of money with all the expenses that you have, so you don’t want to miss out on any money if you don’t need to.”


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Ruud continues by saying that there is an economic motivation to play, as the players will be punished financially if they don’t play the mandatory events.



“I know that if you are not healthy or not eligible to play, you won’t be put in jail if you don’t play, but there is also an economic incentive to play, and some people care more about it than others. But I think the season is long,” he says.



<h2>Planning changes</h2>



While the schedule has been demanding for Ruud, the Norwegian is taking it as a lesson to prepare things differently next season, hoping to find more consistencty throughout the year.



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“To have a mandatory event like Paris that late in the season makes the season really, really long. It’s the same for everyone, but going forward I will plan the schedule a bit differently, maybe skipping a few events here and there.



“I had a very hectic 3–4 years since I reached the top 10. I played a lot of events, and I played some exhibitions in the preseason, so those are some choices that I have made, which I look back on and think I shouldn’t have done. For the future, that is something I will take into consideration.”



Ruud is seeded as number two, with Holger Rune being the top-seeded player in Stockholm, where Bolavip will be present all week.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/carlos-alcaraz">Carlos Alcaraz</a> has won two Grand Slams this season—most recently the US Open, where he secured his sixth Major just being 22 years old. Quite remarkable, even in a country which has one of the greatest players ever in Rafael Nadal.



During the coverage of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/davis-cup">Davis Cup</a> in Marbella, Bolavip was invited to an event in where representatives from Spain’s 2000 Davis Cup team was there to show the original, and after that we talked exclusively to Alex Corretja.



During the interview, Corretja discussed Carlos Alcaraz’s phenomonal season, just as he also commented on the importance of having a player like him in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/spain">Spain</a>.



<h2>Corretja calls Alcaraz “a blessing, nearly a miracle”</h2>



Corretja smiles as he mentions Alcaraz as a true blessing and gift to the country. He even compares the Spaniard to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/rafael-nadal">Rafael Nadal</a>.



“It’s a blessing to have a player like Carlos Alcaraz. He is truly a gift to the sport. It is nearly a miracle to be honest. We have had so many great players in the past, but after Rafael Nadal, our legend of the sport, all of a sudden we have Carlos who is comparable,” Corretja tells Bolavip and continues:



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“He is winning Grand Slams, he is the world No. 1. It is something very unexpected and very fortunate for us to have him.”


 

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<h2>Corretja: “Everybody loves Alcaraz”</h2>



Many people would probably argue that Alcaraz, at this moment in time, is among the most popular players, and Corretja says that his impression is as well that everyone loves Alcaraz.



“It is good for our sport and our country. I think we really need to appreciate it, because what he is doing is very, very difficult and he is only 22 years old and has already won six Grand Slams,” he adds.



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Corretja is certain that Alcaraz will go on to win many more Grand Slams: “He will win many more Grand Slams in the future. Everybody loves him, because he is so natural. He is so humble and simple, and he says whatever he feels. He is very straightforward and acts very well. He is very unique.”



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Bolavip is currently in Marbella, where the Davis Cup clash between Spain and Denmark is taking place. We had the opportunity to ask Danish star <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/holger-rune" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Holger Rune</a> about the new racket he has been using in several training sessions leading up to the match.



Holger Rune’s season has been full of ups and downs. On one hand, he won the title in Barcelona and reached the final at the Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.



On the other hand, the season has also included several setbacks, among them two early exits at the latest Grand Slam tournaments, Wimbledon and the US Open.



The lack of consistency has prompted the Dane to test the waters and try out a new racket. But when Bolavip asked him about it, he didn’t want to reveal too much although he did confirm that he is currently testing different rackets.



“That’s true… It’s a good question… I need to think about how I want to answer that. It’s fine, you’re allowed to ask, but yeah… I’ve tried a few different rackets to see what suits me best. That’s all I have to say about it,” Rune told Bolavip.



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<h2>‘I know I can beat Alcaraz and Sinner’</h2>



Holger Rune has been very clear about what he desires. The former junior Grand Slam winner wants to be world No. 1 and win Grand Slam titles.



That hasn’t happened yet, and speaking to BolaVip, the Dane admits that he sometimes feels a bit lost on the court when it comes to finding his identity.


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“I feel like I’m lacking some consistency in my identity as a tennis player. Often, I go into matches with a relatively offensive mindset, while other times I come in with a grinder’s mindset,” Rune told Bolavip, and continued:



“That’s the danger. When I’m able to hit so many different shots on a tennis court, it can also be a bit confusing. I try to keep it as simple as possible.”



Still, this doesn’t shake his belief that he can dethrone Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.



“Of course it’s inspiring to see Carlos (Alcaraz, ed.) and Jannik (Sinner, ed.) play at that level, but I also know that I can beat them,” the Dane concluded to Bolavip.



<h2>Davis Cup without Alcaraz</h2>



For now, however, Holger Rune won’t be facing the world No. 1, as the Spaniard withdrew from the Davis Cup. This makes the Dane the highest-ranked player across both teams from Spain and Denmark.



The first match will be played on Saturday, with Holger Rune opening against Pablo Carreno Busta.

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Bolavip are present in Copenhagen, where the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/davis-cup">Davis Cup</a> clash between Denmark and Serbia takes place Friday and Saturday. Ahead of that series, we had the opportunity to speak to former No. 12 in the world and current coach for the Serbian Davis Cup team, Viktor Troicki.



Here, he shared his thoughts on the drama that circulated around Djokovic during the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/australian-open">Australian Open</a>. Djokovic picked up an injury during his match against Carlos Alcaraz, and despite winning that match, he couldn’t finish the following match against Alexander Zverev, where he was forced to retire due to a muscle tear injury.



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<h2>Troicki slams ‘disrespectful and disappointing’ behavior towards Djokovic</h2>



Immediately after the Serbian’s retirement against Zverev, the crowd were booing Djokovic, which Viktor Troicki noticed and found very disrespectful and disappointing.



“They were booing him after the injury, which I don’t think happens in any sport. Not even in soccer, where the crowd is normally more wild. When someone gets injured in soccer, even an opponent, they will applaud you and wish you to get better,” he initially says to Bolavip and continues by saying:



“That’s why it was surprising to see, especially in a place where he has played his best tennis and has won 10 titles, that he got booed after the injury. It was really disrespectful and disappointing.



“They are booing him in the crowd, which was not happening before in Australia. I think they were admiring his results more and greeting the champion with more respect in the past.”



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<h2>Troicki claims Channel 9 reporter should be ‘fired’ and ‘banned’ from covering tennis</h2>



The famous Channel Nine reporter Tony Jones was a part of one of the most widely covered situations, after he claimed in the studio that Djokovic has been and is overrated, just as he ended his comments by saying “kick him out”. Something he said in front of a big Serbian crowd, which Djokovic found insultive and offensive.



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“There was the situation around channel nine, which I noticed as well. If I had hired that journalist (Tony Jones, ed.), I would have fired him straight away. He would never work in sports again,” says Viktor Troicki.&nbsp;



“I think they are treating Novak worse and worse. It is surprising and disappointing to see the greatest player of all time experiencing so many bad things happening in Australia again. After Covid and what they did to him a few years ago, it has never been the same.”



Later on, Tony Jones has given Djokovic an official apology, however Serbian coach Viktor Troicki thinks the reporter should face bigger consequences.



“To mock an athlete during the tournament is unacceptable. I don´t think an apology is enough. I think he should be banned for life from covering tennis”, he ends the interview with Bolavip.&nbsp;



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Tony Jones from Chanel 9 apologizes for his words towards Novak Djokovic and the serbian fans. <a href="https://t.co/vuMenLipqN">pic.twitter.com/vuMenLipqN</a>— José Morgado (@josemorgado) <a href="https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1881159590781632780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h2>Davis Cup will be without Djokovic</h2>



Despite being the name who got the most attention at the media day in Copenhagen, Djokovic won’t actually play for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/serbia">Serbia</a> in Denmark, due to the injury he picked up against Zverev.&nbsp;



The matches take place both Friday and Saturday in the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, where Denmark have seen their chances increase due to the absence of Novak Djokovic.



This round in Davis Cup is the 1st qualifier round and the winner qualifies for 2nd qualifiers, where it is going to be decided, which eight teams will play in the Davis Cup finals.

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Nicholas Albek is a Danish sports journalist with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. Fluent in English, Danish, and Swedish, he specializes in tennis coverage and has extensive experience reporting on soccer. Nicholas has traveled internationally to cover major tennis events and contributed to Danish soccer coverage at Bold.dk, his former workplace. Currently, Nicholas collaborates with Bolavip US, part of Better Collective, where he brings a detailed and reliable approach to his reporting. Known for offering live updates and in-depth insights during key sports events, his passion lies in conducting unique interviews that provide fresh perspectives and bring human stories to the forefront, aiming to influence the tennis world on and off the court. With prior experience at Ritzau and Bold.dk, Nicholas has honed his skills in live sports journalism, consistently delivering accurate and timely information.

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