Six-time main winner Boris Becker mentioned he has stepped down as coach of Denmark’s world No. 7 Holger Rune, efficient instantly, on account of “personal {and professional} tasks.”
Becker returned to the tennis circuit final October to teach Rune, who went on to compete within the eight-player ATP Finals in Turin the place his debut within the season-ending championship ended within the group stage.
“We began this partnership with the preliminary aim to succeed in the ATP Finals (on the) finish of final 12 months however shifting ahead I noticed that to ensure that this to achieve success, I might have to be obtainable for Holger way more than I can,” Becker wrote in a social media publish on Tuesday.
“As a result of skilled and personal tasks, I am unable to give Holger what he wants now. I want him solely the perfect and I am at all times going to be his n.1 fan. I actually appreciated this journey collectively.”
Becker, 56, was launched from a British jail in December 2022 after having served eight months of a 2½-year sentence for hiding monetary property after he was declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion, who coached Novak Djokovic from 2013 to 2016, is barred from coming into the UK.
