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- Reuters
Rune hopes to reap rewards of short training block with Agassi
July 31 (Reuters) - World number nine Holger Rune said his brief collaboration with Andre Agassi had given him a unique insight into how the eight-times Grand Slam champion viewed the game and hopes to use the advice he received to take his game to the next level. Rune 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 four top-10 players and defeating 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-final stage 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 this month 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," Rune told the Tennis Channel at the Canadian Open in Toronto. "He makes things simple on the court. Sometimes tennis can be a difficult sport and sometimes it can be a very easy sport. There's always a reason why it's this or that. "Some of the advice he gave me was very helpful. To share those three days, for him to get a look at my game, it was just amazing. My coach Lars (Christensen) appreciated it too, they talked a little bit and we're still in touch." Rune said Agassi's tactics had struck a chord with him even though the Dane never watched him play growing up. "I've watched so many YouTube clips with him on how he was taking the ball early," Rune added. "It was so clear to see how he was making life easy for himself on the court ... it was a bit before my time so I didn't grow up watching Andre. But to look back at how tennis was then was really interesting to see." Rune beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Toronto and next plays Alexandre Muller as he builds up for the August 24-September 7 U.S. Open.
The Independent
8 minutes ago
- The Independent
Jake Paul called out by former four-weight champion Adrien Broner: ‘I'd knock you out'
A former four-weight world champion has called for a fight with Jake Paul and vowed to knock the YouTuber-turned-boxer out. Adrien Broner won his first world title at super featherweight in 2011 and went on to claim belts at lightweight, super-lightweight and welterweight before suffering his first defeat by Marcos Maidana in December 2013. Inactivity has plagued Broner's career ever since, and he has not fought since losing a points decision to fellow American Blair Cobbs last June. Broner has also encountered issues away from the ring, but now appears to be keen on a comeback and has his sights firmly set on Paul. In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, Broner said: 'Jake Paul, I'd knock your b**** a*** out! I'm talking to you, Jake Paul. I'd knock you the f*** out. Dead a***.' Broner has largely boxed at welterweight or below throughout his career, and would be giving up a significant weight advantage to Paul, whose most recent fights have been at cruiserweight or heavyweight. However, Paul has previously expressed interest in taking on lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, signalling that he is open to facing smaller men. Many of Paul's opponents have been at the backend of their careers, and Broner would fit into this category after turning 36 earlier this week. Broner is also a big name in the boxing world after fighting the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Shawn Porter and Paulie Malignaggi during his prime years. Paul is currently searching for his next opponent after outpointing ex-middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr last month, and he has talked up a potential clash with Anthony Joshua. The controversial 28-year-old also faced off with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk after he beat Daniel Dubois at Wembley, but it seems unlikely that fight will take place any time soon. Broner has now emerged as a potential option after his X-rated social media message, but whether his brash talking will earn him a major payday against Paul remains to be seen. DAZN is the home of combat sports, broadcasting over 185 fights a year from the world's best promoters, including Matchroom, Queensberry, Golden Boy, Misfits, PFL, BKFC, GLORY and more. An Annual Saver subscription is a one-off cost of £119.99 / $224.99 (for 12 months access), that's just 64p / $1.21 per fight. There is also a Monthly Flex Pass option (cancel any time) at £24.99 / $29.99 per month. A subscription includes weekly magazine shows, comprehensive fight library, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and podcasts and vodcasts.
BBC News
8 minutes ago
- BBC News
Coventry City owner explores building new 40,000-seater stadium
The owner of Coventry City has been exploring the possibility of building a new 40,000-seater stadium for the club, the BBC has King, owner and executive chairman of the football club, has written directly to Julie Nugent, the chief executive of Coventry City Council, to ask about constructing a new stadium at the Butts Park Arena, current home of Coventry Rugby the plans have been described as "unfeasible" by Jon Sharp, the chairman of the rugby club, due to the size and position of the site, just outside the city a groundshare at Butts Park appears to be off the table, discussions around an alternative home for the Sky Blues once again raises questions about the club's long-term future at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The stadium is owned by the Frasers Group, where former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is the majority club's agreement to play there is due to expire at the end of the 2027-28 new English Football League (EFL) rules introduced for this season, Championship clubs will be fined £10,000 if they do not have at least a 10-year stadium agreement by 19 fine would double for each consecutive season without a deal and the EFL would ultimately be able to expel the club from the league if they did not have an agreement covering a whole season. Asked about the possibility of Coventry City developing a 40,000-seater stadium on the rugby club's land, Mr Sharp told the BBC: "Yes, it has been suggested."The problem Doug King has is that he owns the football club but he doesn't own the stadium. He is having discussions with Mike Ashley and I think he wants to have an alternative up his sleeve."He did mention it to me and I said it wasn't going to be feasible. That really is it as far as I'm concerned. We did not know he had spoken to the council."We support the Sky Blues, they are our fellow Coventry club. But we don't think it's feasible unfortunately and it's not in our gift anyway, it would be in the gift of the council." Any move away from the Coventry Building Society would also need the approval of the government's new Independent Football Regulator following recently introduced legislation, which would also require fans to be consulted over any council was consulted for informal advice as the relevant planning authority for the local authority is understood to have responded negatively to the approach about Butts Park Arena, which was made in June. One senior councillor, who did not want to be named, told the BBC: "This is not a discussion the city needs to have again."The idea of the football club moving to the Butts Park Arena had been pushed by Coventry City's previous owners Sisu back in 2016. It was part of the long-running stadium dispute which saw the club fall out with the two previous owners of the stadium, Arena Coventry Ltd (a joint venture between a charity and the local council) and Wasps. Both disputes ultimately led to the club leaving the stadium to play home matches, first in Northampton in 2013-14 and then Birmingham in 2019-21. Responding to the BBC's request for comment, a spokesman for the council said: "Organisations regularly approach us for confidential planning advice, though this doesn't mean they'll submit an application."With regards to Coventry City Football Club, the council, like every Sky Blues fan, wants to see the club secure its long-term future in the city."Doug King told the BBC he did not want to comment on the latest development. In April, he told BBC CWR it would be "madness" for the football club to leave the Coventry Building Society Arena at the time, he said he hoped that one day the club and ground will be under single said: "It was built for the football club, it should never have been moved away". The stadium was acquired by the Frasers group in November 2022 after former owners, rugby club Wasps, went into King launched a late court bid to try and thwart Mike Ashley's attempt to buy the stadium shortly after confirming he was taking over Coventry City - also in November 2022 - but was ultimately have been approached for comment about whether a long-term deal for the club at the Coventry Building Society Arena is possible. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
