Holger Rune Raises a Valid Concern for ‘Female Coaches’ in His Response to Debunk Coaching Rumors

Danish tennis player Holger Rune spoke about one of the barging issues of professional tennis. In a recent conversation following the rumor of Serena Williams‘s ex-coach Rennae Stubbs being his coach, the Danish player spoke about the fewer female coaches in the scene.

Rune’s professional ties with coach Severin Luthi ended after the Australian Open in 2023. After that, he appointed the legendary Boris Becker as his coach. However, within three months, Becker stepped down from his role, stating his other commitments. At this moment, when Rune devoted his objective to finding a great coaching team, Serena Williams’s ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, jokingly offered her help. After this, Holger Rune brings up the issue of fewer female coaches in professional tennis.

Holger Rune shuts down the rumors

Serena Williams’s ex-coach Rennae Stubbs tweeted on her official X (formerly Twitter) clearing the rumor, which said that Stubbs might join Rune’s coaching team. She wrote, “I have been sent this by MANY people asking “is this true?” No it’s not! I don’t know who put this out but you’re a bunch of to do so with zero proof. My god! “ Now in Stubb’s tweet, Rune was spotted dropping his comment. He replied by saying, “Yes many confronted me too about this let them talk. Much too few female coaches on tour though.”

While Holger Rune and Rennae Stubbs jokingly cleared the air, Rune delved deeper to speak about the limited number of female coaches in professional tennis. Given that the statement is coming from an established tennis player like Holger Rune, it surely brought a lot of attention to the matter.

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However, Rennae Stubbs previously opened up about this issue. She was spotted being mad about the lack of recognition for female coaches during professional tournaments.

Serena Williams’s ex-coach comes forward to popularize female coaches in tennis

Rennae Stubbs spoke about mitigating the stereotypical negative outlook for female coaches. She said in her show The Power Hour, “here is no doubt I could step on a court with a male player and help him, and I would have no problems saying that to anyone. To me, there is no difference between a woman coaching a male than coaching a female because men are coaching women, so what’s the difference? ” 

Holger Rune’s comment about Rennae Stubbs’s tweet expressed that ATP players are also concerned about the lack of female coaches in the scene. It also tells the fans about acknowledging the female coaches during professional tours to mitigate the discriminatory behavior against them. What is your opinion about it?

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