Boris Becker, a six-time Major champion, has announced his resignation as coach of Denmark’s No. 7, Holger Rune, citing personal and private responsibility.
Last October, the former World No. 1 returned to the tennis tour to coach Rune. He went on to compete in the eight-player ATP finals in Turin, finishing in the group stage.
“I would like to inform you that I will step down as the head coach of Holger Rune with immediate effect. We started this partnership with the initial goal of reaching the ATP Finals at the end of last year but moving forward, I realised that in order for this to be successful, I would need to be available for Holger much more than I can.
Due to professional and private responsibilities, I can’t give Holger what he needs now. I wish him only the very best and I’m always going to be his No. 1 fan. I truly appreciated this journey together, Becker wrote in a social media X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
Becker, 56, was freed from a British prison in December 2022 after completing eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for hiding financial assets after being declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion, who coached Novak Djokovic between 2013 and 2016, is forbidden from visiting the United Kingdom.