Holger Rune’s mother has given a peculiar reason for her son’s defeat at the Munich Open semi-finals. As stated by Aneke Rune, Holger has been affected by illness all week. And that is why he could not perform at his best in the tournament. However, after the revelation, tennis fans saw the comment as bizarre and somewhat “delusional.”

During the semi-finals of the Munich Open, the two-time defending champion experienced a heavy defeat by Jan-Lennard Struff in just 45 minutes. Rune’s 6-2, 6-0 loss against the German was an unexpected and surprising defeat, as he had consecutively won the previous year’s title twice in a row. Not only that, he has also had a strong start to the clay season, reaching the Monte Carlo finals this year. However, the Munich Open’s defeat cost his Rune his third consecutive title on the ground before he participates in the Barcelona Open final today.

However, in an interesting turn of events, Ane Rune claimed, “Holger has been ill all week and has been running on the spare tank. It was empty today. Not much more to say about it.” She further added, “And credit to Struff, of course. He took advantage of his chances.” Soon after the comment, the tennis world started questioning the validity of the statement, especially owing to the timing of the claim.

An incident involving Rune’s racquet during the Munich Open match further complicated matters. Seeing that his racquet had not been returned in time, he became visibly frustrated. And his mother stepped in to assist him. This attracted the attention of both the media and the audience.

But that is not the end of the drama. Now, after his mother’s comment, fans are focusing on the strange and unconvincing reason behind Rune’s failure in the match.

Fans react to the bizarre claim of Holger Rune’s sickness during the match

Holger Rune’s mother’s claims were met with various reactions online. One fan questions the ridiculousness of the claim. Amused, the fan jokingly pointed out using Gen-Z language that delusion is free.

Although not much is known about the couple, Anake Rune and Andres Nodskov have not been together for a long time. And referring to that, one fan painted Rune’s mother as a “crazy woman”. And they also commented that they can now justify the reason behind her “divorce” from Rune’s father.

This fan begged Holger Rune’s mother not to “embarrass” his fans with her strange comments. Their statement followed a crying emoji, indicating his embarrassment after hearing such a claim.

Another sarcastically commented in French that he is “often sick” following a big loss. He referred to one more incident that happened during the Miami Open, where, after his loss, Rune revealed that he had been low on energy.

One fan simply laughed away the comment, indicating that in no way the statement can be true.

After all the reactions, the debate about Holger Rune’s poor performance has gone further. Now, as he plays his next final match at the Barcelona Open today, all eyes will be on him. It remains to be seen whether his sickness intervenes in his next match or not.