Holger Rune says he personally has no points with Boris Becker’s legal conviction because the Danish tennis star believes “it’s completely flawed” if somebody thinks negatively of “actually good man Becker” simply because the German served jail time.

In 2022, a London court docket sentenced Becker to two-and-a-half years in jail after the previous six-time Grand Slam champion was discovered responsible on 4 expenses after being accused of hiding property after declaring chapter in 2017.

Becker began serving his sentence in 2022 April and he spent eight months in a UK jail earlier than being deported to Germany simply earlier than Christmas. Becker is now a free man and he has since returned to teaching on the ATP Tour however he’s at the moment banned from getting into the UK.

This weekend, Rune is competing on the UTS occasion in London and he’s not accompanied by his coach Becker.

Rune on Becker’s legal conviction: He’s a extremely good man

“I do know many gamers that actually like him. So do I.

No matter he’s doing off the court docket, I don’t have to have an opinion on that as a result of I employed him to teach me, to not do the rest. He’s an important man. He’s a extremely good man. I believe if folks mistake him from that, it’s completely flawed, as a result of he has an important coronary heart and he’s an important coach,” Rune stated, by way of British paper i.

In the meantime, Rune is thrilled with the work achieved with Becker since hiring him in October. Earlier than hiring Becker, Rune was mightily struggling along with his kind nevertheless it all modified after he ended the German to his staff in late October.

“He helped me quite a bit throughout [the end of the season] as a result of I had the powerful center of the season with every thing so it was wanted that he got here and we begin bettering once more, and he’s an important man, an important coach. We did some good work, correct coaching, and I’m excited for the long run.

It’s extra psychological and tactical than technical, I might say. After all, he has just a few suggestions particularly on the serve. He he had an important serve himself nevertheless it’s plenty of psychological,” Rune stated.