The Dane has his head in the clouds for the moment, but his feet remain firmly planted. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday, November 6, 2022
On the most special day of his young career, one that saw him capture his maiden Masters 1000 title and cap a run that saw him defeat five top-10 players in succession in Paris, Holger Rune demonstrated what makes him more than just a ridiculously talented teenager in one sentence.
“It's kind of a small dream come true, even though I have bigger dreams.”
Sure he was elated – overjoyed, in fact. But even in the throes of his realized dream, his impending top-10 debut and the media adoration that comes with such an incredible triumph in at a marquee event like the Paris Masters, Rune wouldn’t let slip his bigger goals from the back of his mind.
This is just a step, after all, in the direction of where this extremely driven teenager wants to take his career. Why treat it like he has just won a Grand S...