It was a double fault off the court by Holger Rune.<\/p>\n
The Danish tennis star was allegedly shut down by Russia\u2019s Veronika Kudermetova, who recently revealed on compatriot Elena Vesnina\u2019s podcast that she rebuffed a message from Rune, 22, by making it clear she\u2019s married.<\/p>\n
\u201cRune recently texted me,\u201d the 28-year-old Kudermetova said<\/a>, as covered by U.K. outlet Express.<\/p>\n Holger Rune allegedly shot his shot at Veronika Kudermetova. Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The Russian athlete turned Rune down as she\u2019s married to her coach, Sergey Demekhine. Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cI told him, \u2018Boy, I\u2019m probably too old for you. If you looked at my\u00a0Instagram, you\u2019d see I have a husband.\u2019 He replied, \u2018Oh, sorry.\u2019 Since then, he doesn\u2019t even say hello to me anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n Kudermetova has been married to her coach, Sergey Demekhine, since 2017.<\/p>\n Demekhine, 41, who also hails from Russia and played tennis professionally, has made various appearances on Kudermetova\u2019s Instagram feed, including in July when they attended the Champions\u2019 Dinner at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n Elise Mertens of and Veronika Kudermetova won the women\u2019s doubles at Wimbledon in July 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n Kudermetova and Belgian doubles partner Elise Mertens defeated Latvia\u2019s Jelena Ostapenko and Taiwan\u2019s Hsieh Su-wei in the women\u2019s doubles final last month, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n It marked Kudermetova\u2019s first Grand Slam doubles win.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I finish the match, I mean, was so emotional. I even start to cry a little bit, but then I saw Elise. She cry, [so] OK, I have to hold my emotion!\u201d she exclaimed after the match.<\/p>\n Holger Rune was ousted in the first round of Wimbledon in July 2025. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Veronika Kudermetova is currently competing at the National Bank Open in Canada. AP<\/p>\n Rune, currently ranked ninth in the world, was ousted in the first round at Wimbledon after a five-set thriller against Chile\u2019s Nicol\u00e1s Jarry.<\/p>\n Both Rune and Kudermetova are competing at the National Bank Open, where the commentators briefly paused talk of the on-court action Thursday for some gossip.<\/p>\n The commentators during this Coco Gauff and Kudermetova match:<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if you heard about this tea\u2026 not tennis related, but there was news that Holger Rune apparently texted Kudermetova, and she said she was too old for him and married\u201d \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n