Holger Rune said Novak Djokovic is the big favorite at Wimbledon

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Holger Rune's season on grass will also begin at Queen's tournament.

In an interview with Efe he sets his next goal on the ATP circuit: "The first thing I want to do is be able to win a match on this surface, I haven't put an official success," revealed the Dane, aware that the road is rather tough to get good results on grass.

The 20-year-old also looked forward to the third prestigious Grand Slam of the year and stated: "It is clear that Novak Djokovic is the big favorite to triumph at Wimbledon, perhaps everyone expects him to win but anything is possible in this sport. We'll see."

Rune also said: "It's great to see how the players you grew up with are doing so well on the circuit. When you get to the elite there aren't many young players, so I like to see that there are also Carlos Alcaraz or Lorenzo Musetti. I'm maintaining a good friendship with all of them," admitted the 2022 Paris-Bercy champion, who has the ambition to battle the Spaniard more often.

Holger Rune said Novak Djokovic is the big favorite at Wimbledon

Rune reiterated in the interview that he is not a bad boy and considered it normal to go through moments on the pitch in which the public is against him and expresses it with boos:

"The key is to be able to control him. For me it's not a problem, it's nice to see that the crowd is with you, but if it's not, you can't give up, you have to keep fighting and find a way to win the match."

Is it possible to win 20 Grand Slams? The Dane reacted thus: "I don't think it's impossible, but there are only three names that have succeeded. Seeing how much it costs my body to make it to the quarterfinals of a Major, which is way more effort than winning a Masters 1000, to win those tournaments 20 times you have to have something special. But there are many that we try to raise the bar and reach those levels."

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