A torn Achilles tendon is a serious injury, and for sportspeople, it can keep them on the sidelines for 4-12 months after surgery. Holger Rune became the latest athlete to rupture his Achilles tendon while returning a shot against eventual runner-up Ugo Humbert in the semifinal of the recently concluded Stockholm Open. He has successfully undergone surgery.

Despite the severity of such an injury, Serena Williams ‘ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou , who also coached Rune, thinks it could end up being the best thing that happened to the Dane. On his Instagram, Naomi Osaka ‘s former coach thinks that being on the sidelines and not consumed completely by tennis could help Rune discover interesting things that he liked to do but couldn’t because of his tennis career.

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