While Becker will proceed in his position as Rune’s coach, Kenneth Carlsen will step as much as fill Luthi’s absence. He has expertise in working with Rune and joined him in Brisbane firstly of 2024, the place the world No. 7 reached the ultimate.

“With the pairing of Boris and Kenneth, Holger gets the flow he wants for his development and stability,” Aneke added. The news of Luthi’s departure nonetheless got here as a shock, as Rune was speaking up his new coach only a few weeks in the past in Australia.

Explaining what Federer’s previous mentor dropped at the desk, the 20-year-old stated: “Great energy, great advice, talking from a lot of experience for sure. It’s cool to have him around, with Boris as well. It’s really cool to have stability around me and people that I believe in so that means a lot.”