Holger Rune’s Stockholm semifinal—and his 2025 season—came to a devastating end today.
The top-seeded Rune suffered a torn left Achilles tendon and was forced to retire while leading Ugo Humbert 6-4, 2-2 in today’s opening semifinal.
It’s a heart-breaking injury for Rune, who was in tears afterward and will likely be sidelined between three and six months. That means the former Paris Indoors champion will likely miss the 2026 Australian Open in January.
Not the ending anybody wanted
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 18, 2025
Humbert progresses to the final as Rune retires due to injury at 6-4 2-2#BNPParibasNordicOpen pic.twitter.com/ptMV9ZkC4S
“It’s terrible. There is no doubt. It is a rupture of the Achilles tendon,” Aneke, Rune’s mother, wrote in a text to TV 2 Sport. “He’s out for three to six months, the doctors say. Holger is crying.”