By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, June 30, 2025

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Holger Rune sent a parting shady shot to his Wimbledon conqueror.

No. 8-seeded Rune dropped a two-set lead in a 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to Chilean Nicolas Jarry in his Wimbledon opener.

It is Rune’s first Wimbledon first-round exit since 2022, but he wasn’t praising Jarry’s comeback.

“I mean, if I play normal, I’m beating him nine out of ten times, with all respect for Nicolas Jarry,” Rune said afterward. “Obviously today didn’t make it a lot easier with my knee, but yeah, it was not great…

“Yeah, I think I started all right in the match playing well. Then third set, a bit unlucky.”