Rune finds three days with Agassi 'very helpful'

World No. 9 Holger Rune said that his brief collaboration with Andre Agassi had given him a unique insight into how the eight-time Grand Slam tennis champion viewed the game, and hopes to use the advice he received to take his game to the next level.

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The Dane announced himself as one of the sport's most promising young talents three years ago by winning his first Masters title in Paris after beating five top-10 players, including Novak Djokovic in the final.

However, the 22-year-old has had limited success since, winning just two more titles and failing to advance beyond the quarter-finals at the Grand Slams.

With fellow young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner now dominating the game's biggest events, Rune turned to American great Agassi earlier in July in Washington for a three-day training block.

"It was insane. I've never met a guy who sees tennis that way and I found it interesting," he told the Tennis Channel at the Canadian Open in Toronto.