Mother of tennis star dragged into simmering feud

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The parent of rising prima Holger Rune has been dragged into a contention that has erupted pursuing the teenager's triumph implicit Stan Wawrinka successful Paris.

Rune saved 3 lucifer points to down the three-time expansive slam champion, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) successful the opening circular of the Paris Masters.

But things became heated astatine the net, with Eurosport alleging Wawrinka told Rune: "My proposal to you is that you halt acting similar a babe connected the court, OK?"

While Rune is yet to code the matter, his parent Aneke, who is besides his manager, has spoken to Danish TV.

"It is hard to ideate that a sportsman similar Stan would person said that," she said.

"Then helium would travel crossed arsenic an uncommonly atrocious loser. Holger has lone mentioned that helium wished him good with the results of the past weeks."

It's not the archetypal clip this twelvemonth Rune, a rising prima of the athletics who is presently ranked No.18 in the world, has courted controversy.

After losing to Casper Ruud successful the 4th finals astatine Roland Garros, Rune claimed Ruud approached him successful the locker country afterwards and yelled "YES" successful his face, an allegation Ruud's campy denied.

"I don't cognize Holger personally, but I person seen connected TV that sometimes determination tin beryllium a batch of drama," Ruud said astatine the time.

"He's young and new, truthful that's excusable, but erstwhile you're connected a large stage, it mightiness beryllium clip to turn up a bit."

Rune has since precocious to the circular of 16 successful Paris, downing 10th effect Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 6-1.

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