“I started believing in my shots, asking myself to remember what I’m capable of, trying to raise my level. Rune said that after crashing in the opening set against Kecmanovic, he was able to turn his game around. Rune is hanging onto the eighth and final position in the points race to the year-end ATP Finals next month in Turin Basel entrants Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud are right behind him in the standings with matches to play on Wednesday. “If (Holger) can put his emotions into positive use, nothing will stand in his way.” “It’s an exciting (coaching) task because it’s also an exciting time,” the 55-year-old said. Jakobshalle in Basel with Argentine Sebastian Baez.īecker, who flew to Vienna for a conference on the fringes of the ATP event, is looking forward to a successful collaboration with Rune. Top seed Rune ended with 37 winners as he set up a second-round contest at the St. I’m super-happy with how I managed my emotions.” “I was able to raise my level and find my focus. “The match was not so good in the beginning, but it ended in the best possible way,” the sixth-ranked Rune said. Six-time Grand Slam champion Becker returned from a lightning trip on Tuesday to the ATP event in Vienna in time to watch his young charge’s impressive turnaround in their first in-person match together. The victory counted as revenge for the 20-year-old who lost to the Serb in his opening match as holder at the ATP event in Stockholm last week. BASEL, Switzerland: Holger Rune performed under pressure for new coach Boris Becker on Tuesday, earning a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Miomir Kecmanovic to reach the second round of the Swiss Indoors.

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