{"id":365813,"date":"2024-02-07T00:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=365813"},"modified":"2024-02-07T02:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:02:30","slug":"legend-lasts-just-five-months-as-young-guns-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=365813","title":{"rendered":"Legend lasts just five months as young gun&#039;s coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After just five months together, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/boris-becker\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Boris Becker\">Boris Becker<\/a> has ended his tenure as <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/holger-rune\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Holger Rune&#x27;s\">Holger Rune&#x27;s<\/a> coach.<\/p>\n<p>Becker, a six-time grand slam winner, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/news-2023-boris-becker-coaching-holger-rune-wimbledon-ban-remains-after-prison-stint\/93da2b31-dae4-4aab-9110-9362cb896e2d\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"joined the Holger camp in October last year on a short-term deal\">joined the Holger camp in October last year on a short-term deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Initially the pair had only planned to work together until the end of November. However, Becker confirmed the duo would not continue their partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/news-2024-ian-chappell-spirit-of-cricket-debate-batsmen-obstructing-the-field-exclusive\/5fd74bc6-9b47-41b7-8ecb-8cb32bf5a6fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>&#x27;Rubbish&#x27;: Chappell slams &#x27;spirit of cricket&#x27; debate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/matildas-squad-news-2024-sam-kerr-injury-replacement-michelle-heyman\/178b09c6-8a40-4c63-9c8f-dbe310cd5bf2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kerr replaced by veteran, 35, who retired five years ago<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-news-2024-newcastle-knights-season-preview-kalyn-ponga\/27898ec3-025f-4117-9adf-b8fc07961d79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Knights &#x27;secretly praying&#x27; Slater snubs Ponga<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media, the German legend said he couldn&#x27;t commit enough time to the Danish up-and-comer.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f4cec0ff-9844-4510-896f-a7c02ab12cdd\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f4cec0ff-9844-4510-896f-a7c02ab12cdd\" alt=\"Coach Boris Becker with Holger Rune of Denmark during a practice session prior to the ATP Finals at Pala Alpitour in Turin.\" data-width=\"2679\" data-height=\"1786\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I would like to inform you that I will step down as the head coach of Holger Rune with immediate effect,&quot; he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We started this partnership with the initial goal to reach the ATP Finals end of last year but moving forward I realised that in order for this to be successful, I would need to be available for Holger much more than I can.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Due to professional and private responsibilities, I can&#x27;t give Holger what he needs now.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I wish him only the very best and I&#x27;m always going to be his No.1 fan.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I truly appreciated this journey together.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Rune is the world No.7 in the ATP rankings.<\/p>\n<p>He suffered a second round loss at the Australian Open, downed by Arthur Cazaux of France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After just five months together, Boris Becker has ended his tenure as Holger Rune&#x27;s coach. 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