Injured Rune withdraws from US Open
- On Friday, Denmark's Holger Rune withdrew from the US Open, extending his absence from competitive tennis due to an Achilles tendon injury sustained last October.
- Since suffering the injury during the semi-finals at Stockholm last year, the 23-year-old Dane has not competed for nearly a year.
- Rune posted on social media Thursday that he is "Really happy for my improvements and level" but decided "not to have a Grand Slam as my first tournament coming back."
- Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta will take Rune's place in the main draw, while Jannik Sinner has also withdrawn from the tournament due to injury.
- Alcaraz, who was also sidelined with a wrist injury, confirmed Thursday he is "back" and will defend his title at the US Open beginning August 30 in New York.
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The organizers of the US Open announced this Friday the package of the Danish Holger Rune. It is replaced by the Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta.
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Injured Rune withdraws from US Open
The 23-year-old Dane hasn't played competitive tennis since he was hurt in the semi-finals at Stockholm last year. There had been indications that he was nearing a return when photos surfaced on social media this week of him playing practice sets in Spain with Carlos Alcaraz. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz has been sidelined himself since April with a wrist injury but posted on social media Thursday that he was "back" -- just in time for…
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avisendanmark.dkThere will be no comeback in the US Open for Holger Rune, although he had previously expressed hope for it.
Holger Rune will not play best of five sets in his comeback tournament.
The Danish tennis star will also not play the last grand slam tournament of the year.
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