Holger Rune shared an honest truth on Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic

julius June 30, 2023

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Holger Rune, in an interview with Tennis Magazin, talked about the legacy that the Big 3 Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will leave. He shared an honest admission, saying how trying to imitate the Big 3 can only lead to disappointment.

What will tennis be like without the Big Three? Roger Federer has finished his career, Rafael Nadal is about to hang up his racket and Novak Djokovic, although he is continuing to compete at high levels, it is clear that he is destined to say enough in a few years.What the three greatest tennis players in history have achieved will perhaps be unattainable and, even if you wanted to, trying to emulate them would be like running at full speed against a wall sure to crash.Rune in fact explained:

“Things have changed, we are different characters than Rafa, Novak and Roger, so copying them would only bring disappointment, because there will never be others like Rafa, Novak and Roger.We try to become the best version of ourselves, hoping to inspire the new generation, to convince the younger ones to watch tennis.

For this we need young players on the most important stages and, fortunately, we are here now, but the road to the top is still long.”

Rune on the next Big 3 and on Djokovic
Given the results on the court, all the clues would lead to Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner, they will be the new Big 3.

However, according to the Dane, it is still premature to address such a discussion:He told First Sportz: “Big 3 means 20-25 Grand Slams. It’s a little early to start talking about Big 3 before they even win regular Grand Slams.

But it sure is a compliment that people say that and it’s nice.”Finally, given that both Federer, both Nadal and Djokovic are opponents you would never want to meet, Rune revealed without batting an eye who, of the three, makes him most apprehensive before playing against him: “Novak for sure. If you do something wrong against Novak you lose. You have to be very well prepared.”