'Pathetic': French Open erupts over ugly moment between rivals
The French Open match between Casper Ruud and young tennis phenom Holger Rune was played in a fiery manner and the handshake at the end left the tennis world fuming.
Ruud showed why he is becoming a clay court force with a powerful 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory over the passionate teenager.
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Rune didn't hide his emotions during the match that involved him gesturing towards the crowd and an outburst seemingly at his mother.
However, plenty of drama ensued on match point when Ruud's forehand winner clipped the line.
Rune wasn't as convinced and called for the chair umpire to come look at the mark, while Ruud waited for his opponent at the net.
The chair umpire eventually confirmed the ball was out.
And showing his frustration Rune presented Ruud with a rather lazy handshake as he just kept walking towards his bench.
This prompted Ruud to stare at Rune and shake his head in disappointment at the 19-year-old.
Tennis great Rennae Stubbs was quick to join the chorus of viewers in calling out Rune for his behaviour.
(🎥@eurosport) pic.twitter.com/BQwjvQb5Rp
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) June 1, 2022
Rune needs to grow up! And when he does, wooow, look out.
— Rennae Stubbs OLY (@rennaestubbs) June 1, 2022
#ImJustHereForTheHandshake https://t.co/4XyXYmxgRk
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 1, 2022
Nothing like a drive by handshake. https://t.co/0OG0hFkSPM
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) June 1, 2022
Bad sportsmanship from Rune there with the handshake at the end. Didn’t even look at Ruud. Even Ruud shaked his head. #RolandGarros #FrenchOpen
— Vishal 🕉 (@VBG_10) June 1, 2022
Wonder what the beef Rune has with Ruud. Casper doest seem like a guy who would get in a lot of beefs. #RolandGarros
— Pat (@Patkk151515) June 1, 2022
Rune does a drive by handshake and Ruud responds with a quick double shake of his head
— Jonathan Newman (@Tennis_Jon) June 1, 2022
Delighted for Ruud. Rune is an exciting talent but needs to learn some manners and respect. Pathetic handshake. #FrenchOpen2022
— Ruaidhri Maher (@MaherRuaidhri92) June 1, 2022
Haha, disapproving shake of the head at Rune from Ruud. Very much a grumpy teenager is Rune.
— Gavin NightMair (@gavinnightmair) June 1, 2022
The rivals exchanged words during the match when Ruud reportedly asked Rune at the change of ends why he was challenging obvious calls.
Rune confirmed the interaction in his post-match press conference.
Despite the unsavoury scenes, Ruud was complimentary towards Rune after the match.
"I came here around 3pm-4pm, I did all the preparations. I started great but then Holger fought back well, raised his level and I had a really tough match in the end there," Ruud said to tennis great Mats Wilander on Eurosport.
“He has improved a lot. I’ve played him four times already in my career. I’m probably the player who has played him most on tour so I know a little bit how he plays but he has become much more dangerous, more unpredictable.
“He plays fearless, plays a lot of big shots and makes a lot of them so he makes it challenging for you and he’s going to be a dangerous player for many years.”
Holger Rune appears to yell at mother at French Open
In a bizarre moment early on in the match, Rune appeared to yell something, in Danish, in the direction of his player's box at a change of ends.
Many viewers on social media claimed the 19-year-old yelled 'leave' to his mother.
The tennis world didn't take kindly to the outburst and called out the Danish superstar for his outlandish behaviour on the big stage.
In the end, it appears Rune's mother left for a brief moment following the outburst.
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