'Never Met A Guy Who Sees The Game This Way': Rune Expresses Gratitude To 'Wise Man' Agassi
The 22-year-old briefly trained with Andre Agassi, after he had reached out to the legend to help hone his skills in the lead-up to the final Major of the year, the US Open.
Danish tennis star Holger Rune trained with American legend Andre Agassi for a three-day block ahead of the DC Open in Washington.
The 22-year-old expressed his gratitude to the eight-time Grand Slam winner, Agassi, after he had reached out to the legend to help hone his skills in the lead-up to the final Major of the year, the US Open.
'It was nice. We've been in touch for a while, and we did a couple of days together here in Washington, where he was helping me with a few things, giving his opinion," Rune opened up.
'It was really a big pleasure. He's a very, very wise man. I've never met a guy who sees the game this way," he added.
World No.8 Rune revealed that the legend handed him pointers that could help boost the level of his game in a short time span.
'Obviously he had an amazing return himself and I also return well and he had a few tips there and how I can be slightly better there and then in general about the game."
'It was a really short period but definitely he gave me an insight of where he sees me in the future, where he sees me now and obviously there's a lot of things to improve."
'He helped me to get my focus and my eyes on the right things, together with my coach Lars Christensen. It was really cool to spend some days with him," the Dane added.
'I've watched a lot of him on YouTube and his style and the way of playing was amazing. His career speaks for itself," he continued.
'He's a great man, so I would definitely like that," said Rune when quizzed if he would like to team up with the American sometime again.
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Rune, who clinched the Barcelona Open earlier in the year, is set to begin his DC Open quest with his match against Frenchman Alexandre Muller or a qualifier.
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