Look, we’ve all been there. Your kid gets hurt, and suddenly everyone’s an expert on what went wrong. But when Holger Rune’s mom, Aneke, decided to take on the entire ATP establishment after her son’s brutal Achilles injury, she wasn’t just venting—she was calling out a system that’s been broken for way too long.

And honestly? It’s about time someone said it.

The Injury That Started It All

Let’s set the scene here. Rune was cruising through his Stockholm Open semifinal against Ugo Humbert , up a set and looking good. Then, in what can only be described as every athlete’s nightmare, he felt something “pop” in his Achilles tendon. The kid literally started crying on court—and trust me, when a professional tennis player breaks down like that, you know it’s serious.

The diagnosis? Comp

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