{"id":94754,"date":"2023-10-19T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=94754"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:45:29","slug":"boris-becker-confirms-his-return-to-tennis-to-coach-holger-rune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/tennis\/boris-becker-confirms-his-return-to-tennis-to-coach-holger-rune\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker confirms his return to tennis to coach Holger Rune"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boris Becker makes his return to tennis after serving eight months in prison for tax evasion with the German hired as world No 6 Holger Rune&#8217;s new coach<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boris Becker has returned to tennis after previously coaching Novak Djokovic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He served eight months in prison last year for hiding financial assets and loans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is now back on the circuit to coach Holger Rune until the end of the season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boris Becker has announced he is returning to the tennis circuit as coach of world number six Holger Rune.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had a training week together in Monte Carlo and Becker, who coached Novak Djokovic for three years from 2013 to 2016, has now officially joined Rune&#8217;s team until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It marks a first high-profile role for Becker following his release from prison in the UK last December after he served eight months of a 30-month sentence for hiding financial assets and loans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can confirm that I am Holger Rune&#8217;s coach,&#8217; Becker told Eurosport Germany&#8217;s podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It makes me a little proud that he asked me. The contact has existed for a long time. Now it was a very good fit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/12\/76749425-12649063-image-m-31_1697715510794.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boris Becker has confirmed his return to tennis after serving eight months in prison last year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/12\/76749427-12649063-image-m-33_1697715547258.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He will coach world No 6 Holger Rune (pictured) until the end of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/12\/76749429-12649063-image-a-34_1697715578524.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Six-time grand slam winner Becker coached Novak Djokovic between 2013 and 2016<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My calendar allows it and I have always been interested in Holger because he is on the tennis court with so much commitment and temperament.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-year-old Dane Rune, who previously worked with Serena Williams&#8217; former coach Patrick Mouratoglou, is one of the hottest young talents in tennis but he has struggled since reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals, winning only one of his last nine matches.<\/p>\n<p>Becker will join Rune for next week&#8217;s tournament in Basel, with their major goal ensuring he qualifies for the ATP Finals in Turin next month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Holger is a rough diamond that needs polishing,&#8217; said Becker. &#8216;I like his emotional outbursts. I have coached a player before, Novak Djokovic, who was sometimes not quite himself on the court, but that is allowed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As to whether their partnership continues into next season, Becker &#8211; who is currently barred from entering the UK &#8211; said: &#8216;There&#8217;s no point in signing a two-year contract now when you&#8217;ve only been cooperating for a week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you are successful, you usually stay together, no matter what the contract says. 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