Serena Williams set a legendary career for the upcoming generations to learn from. For almost a decade she worked with an equally resilient coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. He is currently working with Simona Halep. And recently he took to his Instagram to do a fitness challenge with his new player, Holger Rune.

The 52-year-old coach gave tough competition to the 19-year-old Danish sensation, Holger Rune, who will work with the French coach for the rest of the 2022 season.

Ex-coach of Serena Williams, Patrick Mouratoglou, challenges Holger Rune to a fitness challenge

Working with Serena Williams desires equal resilience and stamina. And her former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has delivered. Right now, he is working with the Romanian tennis player Simona Halep. But she is on a break for some time because of her nose surgery. Meanwhile, the French coach has decided to guide and coach the Danish tennis sensation, Holger Rune, who made a name for himself in 2022.

The two decided to do a fitness challenge. The coach uploaded the video to his Instagram and stated, “Fitness challenge. Player vs Coach @holgerrune.” The two tested their hand-eye coordination while doing planks. The other one was where the two stepped on a balancing structure and they had to catch the baton. The coach did not slack off and proved to be a tough competition against the young player. The Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas, too, commented, “Now I know where you get those abs.”

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However, he missed once during the plank game and stumbled down from the balancing device. All in all, it was a fun experience for the participants and the winner came out to be Holger Rune.

The rising Danish sensation- Holger Rune

Rune made the headlines when he won his maiden title in Munich at the Bavarian International this year. Apart from that, also won the Sanremo Challenger this year. Moreover, he was the French Open boys’ singles title winner in 2019.

The Danish player managed to reach the finals of the Sofia Open but lost to the Swedish player Marc-Andrea Huesler. Furthermore, he also reached the quarter-finals of the French Open this year. Serena Williams’ former coach will guide Holger for the rest of the 2022 season.

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As Simona Halep is taking a break from tennis because of her nose injury, Mouratoglou wants to steer the Danish player in a clear direction. The duo will debut as coach-player at the Stockholm Open.