Boris Becker will coach Holger Rune for the remainder of the season

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Boris Becker is returning to teaching for the primary time for the reason that six-time Grand Slam tennis winner’s launch from a British jail final 12 months, with sixth-ranked Holger Rune.

Becker instructed broadcaster Eurosport on a podcast revealed on Thursday that he’ll work with the 20-year-old Danish participant for the remainder of the season, beginning on the Swiss Indoors subsequent week.

“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,” Becker stated. “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.”

Becker signalled he would give attention to the psychological aspect of the sport and described Rune as “a rough diamond that needs polishing.”

The 55-year-old German beforehand coached Novak Djokovic from 2014 by way of 2016. Before his launch in December, Becker served eight months in jail for illicitly transferring massive quantities of cash and hiding belongings after he was declared bankrupt.

With a career-high slot of fourth in August, Rune is the highest-ranked Danish male participant ever and has reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and Wimbledon.