44 VICTOR DENMARK OPEN 2021 | Article
“I told him if you don’t do something crazy, I’m going to withdraw” Two doubles from Denmark surprisingly reached the semifinals at last year’s edition of Denmark Open, even though none of them were in the top-50 of the rankings. By Ronni Burkal Elkjær
Amalie Schulz was standing behind the curtain. She was nervous. In a few moments she would walk onto the court with tv-cameras following her and her double partner Christine Busch. It was without a doubt the highlight of the Danes’ career. Their first semifinal
in a Super 750-tournament and even on home court in Denmark Open. Getting a chance of competing against one of the best women’s doubles in the world. Two hours later another Danish double pair were ready to make their semifinal debut in the tournament. Rasmus Kjær
and Joel Eipe. In contrast to their countrymen, there weren’t any butterflies in their stomachs. Sure, they were excited. But focus had been on something else. Kjær’s knee. A few weeks earlier he almost couldn’t walk. And on the morning of the semifi-
