Overview

• On Elena Vesnina’s podcast, Veronika Kudermetova revealed Holger Rune slid into her Instagram DMs and reminded him she was married and six years his senior.
• Rune, currently world No. 9 and the fifth seed at the Toronto Masters, apologized and ceased further contact after Kudermetova’s response.
• Kudermetova, ranked No. 42 in singles and No. 5 in doubles following her Wimbledon women’s doubles triumph, advanced to the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.
• She has been married to her longtime coach, Sergei Demekhine, since 2017 after he began working with her in 2012 when she was 15.
• The exchange underscores how social media and podcasts are revealing a more personal side of top tennis players alongside their tournament results.