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.