RadioTimes.com caught up with Tim Henman for an exclusive chat following the launch of Sky Sports Tennis.
Tim Henman believes Holger Rune will be the next maiden Grand Slam winner on the ATP Tour.
Henman, who will provide expert analysis across tournaments on the newly-launched Sky Sports Tennis channel, thinks Rune could follow Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in overtaking other top stars to claim a major title very soon.
Sinner won his first Grand Slam earlier this year in the Australian Open, while Alcaraz has wowed the crowds with triumphs in the US Open and Wimbledon during the last 18 months.
In an exclusive chat with RadioTimes.com, Henman said: “Holger Rune is going to be knocking on the door pretty soon. There are still areas that he needs to improve on, but there are plenty of good stories on the men’s side.
“There’s certainly been a few knocking on the door. [Alexander] Zverev and [Stefanos] Tsitsipas, and [Andrey] Rublev has won big tournaments now, but I wonder whether Holger Rune will overtake them.
“I think that’s kind of happened with Sinner and Alcaraz. Zverev has done very well to get back after that terrible injury. I think Tsitsipas has slightly stagnated. His game, his backhand, people have kind of worked that out a little bit.
“Rublev is playing well and competes well, but is he a little bit one-dimensional? Maybe so.
“The next man to win a maiden Slam, I think might be Holger Rune at some stage. His athletic ability, his ball striking off both wings, and I think his confidence and his belief.
“I think he can perhaps rub people up the wrong way at times, but I think that’s because he’s got that desire to make it happen.
“He’ll definitely be one I’ll be looking out for. If it doesn’t happen in 2024, then I think there’s every chance it could happen in 2025.”
How to watch Sky Sports Tennis in the UK
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