Overview
- Holger Rune announced on Thursday that he will not play at Wimbledon as he continues rehabilitation from the Achilles rupture he suffered last October.
- Rune ruptured his Achilles tendon on October 18, 2025, required surgery, and has been in staged rehab since then while targeting a careful return to tour-level play.
- A secondary knee problem emerged during intensive comeback training last month and prompted Rune and his team to pause plans for grass-court competition.
- France’s Titouan Droguet is set to take Rune’s place in the Wimbledon main draw and Rune will lose only 10 ATP points because of his first-round result at SW19 in 2025.
- Rune’s absence adds to a wave of high-profile withdrawals at Wimbledon and the team says he will instead aim to return during the upcoming North American hard-court swing.