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Holger Rune is finding his feet again after a poor run of form that saw him win just one match in the space of three months. Between his Wimbledon quarter-final appearance and this week\u2019s Swiss Indoors, the world No 6 had a 1-6 record and struggled to get any victories, with his girlfriend often being blamed for his lack of form. But Rune and his family have shut down any succession that Caroline Donzella has been behind his recent downturn.<\/p>\n
Rune went through a difficult period this year following a run to the quarter-final at Wimbledon. The world No 6 went on to lose in the first round in Canada, Cincinnati, the US Open, Shanghai and Stockholm, managing to win a match in Beijing before crashing out.<\/p>\n
But he has experienced a turnaround this week in Basel, as he is still in the tournament after reaching the semi-final. Although Rune has also been dealing with an injury and has made changes to his coaching camp, his real-estate agent girlfriend has been taking the brunt of the criticism when it comes to his results.<\/p>\n
Rune recently confirmed his romance with Donzella, who boasts more than 95,000 Instagram followers and resides in Monaco like the world No 6. The 20-year-old posted a photo dump to his Instagram account last month, including a video of the pair walking hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n
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