If I play normally, I beat him 9 times out of 10," admits Rune after his first-round exit at Wimbledon against Jarry
Holger Rune reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon last year. This time, the Danish world No. 8 was knocked out early, defeated by Nicolas Jarry after leading two sets to love (4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4).
Another disappointment for Rune, who has been inconsistent this season—reaching the final at Indian Wells and winning the title in Barcelona, but also suffering several retirements and early exits. In the press conference, he didn’t hold back in assessing his opponent’s performance:
"I started the match well, I was playing well. There was a bit of bad luck in the third set. And in the fourth, I started feeling pain in my knee and had to get treatment.
From that point on, I wasn’t able to serve or hit my backhand like I did in the first two sets.
With all due respect to Nicolas Jarry, if I play normally, I beat him 9 times out of 10. Obviously, it wasn’t easy today with my knee.
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