Holger Rune's 7-2 record against top-five opposition is not statistics. It's a mentality. The 20-year-old started the 2022 season ranked outside the top 100 and came into Roland Garros at No. 40. A year later, the world No. 6 - whose play is a mix of the fast and furious - is a contender for the singles title at the French Open.
The 7-2 record included a seven-match winning streak against top-5 opponents which ended with a loss to Russian Daniil Medvedev in Rome a week ago. The mettle of the 20-year-old is in his meteoric rise. It's not about the shots - forehand and backhand - untethered though, it's in the sizzle.
