Rune pulls out of Stockholm quarter-final against Fritz with hamstring injury
Holger Rune withdrew minutes before his Stockholm Open quarter-final against Taylor Fritz on Thursday, citing a minor hamstring injury picked up the day before.
Holger Rune, Rolex Paris Masters 2026 | © Alice Jacquesa for Tennis Majors
Holger Rune withdrew from his quarter-final against top seed Taylor Fritz at the Bybit Stockholm Open on Thursday, minutes before the match was due to start. The Dane said he had picked up a minor hamstring injury during his second-round win over Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday.
“I had a minor hamstring injury yesterday, and I don’t want to risk anything by playing today,” Rune said on Instagram. “I want to start next season healthy.”
His mother and manager, Aneke Rune, also played down the injury. “It is nothing dramatic, but on the other hand there is no reason to take any risks at the moment,” she told SpilXperten.
Fritz goes through to the semi-finals without hitting a ball and will face Lorenzo Musetti, who beat Ugo Humbert 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4.
A promising week cut short
Rune was back in Stockholm a year after leaving the same tournament in tears with a ruptured Achilles tendon in the semi-finals. He had surgery and returned to the tour in September. He is currently ranked No. 195.
The 2022 champion had shown his fighting qualities this week, beating Zizou Bergs in the first round before coming back from a set and 4-1 down to beat Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. That win took him into his 40th tour-level quarter-final.
The match against Fritz would have been their fourth meeting. The American leads their head-to-head 2-1.
