Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Russian player Elena Vesnina, Veronika Kudermetova revealed receiving a text from the rising tennis star from Denmark and how she playfully turned down the 22-year-old\u2019s approach.read more<\/p>\n
Russian tennis star Veronika Kudermetova recently opened up on a light-hearted conversation with Holger Rune, in which she gave the rising star from Denmark a reminder on her personal life. Speaking on a podcast hosted by former Russian player Elena Vesnina, Kudermetova revealed receiving a text from the 22-year-old, currently ranked ninth in the world, and how she responded to the Dane\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n
Kudermetova turns down Rune\u2019s approach in a witty manner<\/p>\n
\u201cRune recently texted me. I told him, \u2018Boy, I\u2019m probably too old for you. If you looked at my Instagram, you\u2019d see I have a husband.\u2019 He replied, \u2018Oh, sorry.\u2019 After that, he stopped saying hi to me,\u201d 28-year-old Kudermetova told the former doubles world No 1, as per The Express.<\/p>\n
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Kudermetova had married Sergei Demekhine, her coach since the age of 15 who also happens to be 13 years her senior, in a private ceremony in 2017. Their marriage, however, has not come in the way of their professional relationship as Demekhine continues to coach Kudermetova.<\/p>\n
The world No 42, who had gone as far as the quarter-finals of the 2022 French Open, had won her maiden Grand Slam title last month at Wimbledon by clinching the women\u2019s doubles title along with Belgium\u2019s Elise Mertens.<\/p>\n
Rune, who had charted a meteoric rise through the ITF Junior Circuit and had announced himself on the ATP Tour with his victory over Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Paris Masters, was reportedly romantically linked to Caroline Donzella, a Dutch-Italian high-end real estate agent based in Monte Carlo, in 2023.<\/p>\n
Donzella, whom Rune had initially referred to as his \u201cfriend\u201d, was spotted cheering for the Danish player at the 2023 Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Both Rune and Kudermetova, meanwhile, are competing at the National Bank Open which is taking place at Canada\u2019s Toronto and Montreal for men and women respectively. Rune has advanced to the Round of 16 after defeating Frenchmen Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 and Alexander Muller 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets.<\/p>\n
Kudermetova, meanwhile, lost her third-round clash against world No 2 Coco Gauff of USA 6-4, 5-7, 2-6 after victories over Cristina Bucsa and Olga Danilovic. She is also competing in the women\u2019s doubles along with Mertens, the pair advancing to the next round after beating the Brazilian-German pair of Beatriz Haddad Maia and Laura Siegemund 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.<\/p>\n
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