No Nordic love lost between Danish and Norwegian tennis rivals
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- 07 Jul 2022
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Danish tennis star Holger Rune was told to “grow up” by Norway’s Casper Ruud, while the Norwegian was advised to “show some respect” after the two Scandinavians fought out a tense French Open quarter-final.
World number eight Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final when he defeated Rune 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 in a tie which ended just before 1am on Thursday.
Rune took out his frustrations on the court, repeatedly grimacing and shouting at himself and the umpire as tensions mounted between the two players.
At one point, Rune yelled “leave, leave, leave” at the player’s box, after which his mother Aneke slipped out.
Following the match, the 19-year-old Dane said Ruud was “so unsportsmanlike during the match and talked to me over and over again”.
“I didn’t want to give him a hug after the match. He got a high-five and then I just had to get away from him”, Rune told Danish daily Ekstra Bladet, as images showed Ruud shaking his head at the net.
Rune said Ruud then taunted him in the locker room after the match.
“He just went straight up to me and shouted ‘Yeeeessss!’ right up in my face”, Rune said. Read More...
