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Holger Rune Sets May Hamburg Return After Achilles Tear

The comeback offers a first test on clay to start climbing back up the rankings.

Overview

  • Rune will make his competitive return at the Bitpanda Hamburg Open, a clay‑court event set for May 16–23 at the Rothenbaum.
  • The 22-year-old tore his Achilles tendon in October 2025 and comes back ranked No. 29 after a layoff of about seven months.
  • Tournament organizers have confirmed Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, defending champion Flavio Cobolli, and Germans Jan-Lennard Struff and Justin Engel.
  • Rune said, “The hard work begins in Hamburg,” adding that he cannot wait to feel the clay-court atmosphere after the long break.
  • The official entry list due April 22 will finalize the seedings and show who he could face in the opening rounds.