Holger Rune has been spotted training in Washington under the watchful eye of Andre Agassi, sparking rumours that the two are trialling a player-coach relationship.
The Dane’s coaching situation has remained flexible throughout his career, with Kenneth Carlsen currently filling the role, whilst Patrick Mouratoglou – a highly esteemed coach – having split with Rune in July 2024.
The former world No 1 had previously worked with Novak Djokovic from 2017 until 2018, before joining Grigor Dimitrov’s team from 2018 until 2020.
Agassi wouldn’t be the first former Grand Slam champion to join Rune’s team, with Boris Becker having occupied the lead role from October 2023 until February 2024.
A pretty legendary guy was out on the practice court working with @holgerrune2003 on Friday in Washington, D.C.
Read on to find out more.https://t.co/Dj7bi1rkAf pic.twitter.com/GREsIKPMdy— Stephanie Myles (@OpenCourt) July 19, 2025
“After working with the same coach for 15 years — my entire tennis life — it is not easy to find the perfect match on the first try,” Rune admitted, after splitting with Becker in 2024.
“I have learned a lot and found out what is important for me to feel good and at the same time develop as I want. I have big ambitions and big goals, and I need people around me who have the same vision.
“And people I can trust to achieve my goals. I need people who know me – who can be there all the time. It gives me security and joy in a world with changing environments and conditions every week.”
Rune has had a mixed 2025 season, reaching the fourth round at both the Australian Open and the French Open, but being forced out of Rotterdam with illness and Acapulco due to food poisoning.
After retiring at the Mexican event, he took three weeks to rest and recover, before making his first final in 15 months at Indian Wells – falling to Jack Draper – and crashing out in his opening match at the Miami Masters.
On the clay, the incosistency continued, retiring whilst 6-2, 3-0 down to Pedro Martinez in Monte Carlo, but, later, producing some of his best-ever tennis on the surface in Barcelona by dethroning defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the showpiece match.
Most recently, Rune fell to Nicholas Jarry 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of Wimbledon, with the one-time Masters 1000 winner putting the blame on knee pain.
“I mean, if I play normal, I’m beating him nine out of ten times, with all respect for Nicolas Jarry,” said the Dane, during his post-loss Wimbledon press conference.
“Obviously today didn’t make it a lot easier with my knee, but yeah, it was not great.
“Fourth set, I started to feel my knee and then got some treatment. Yeah, never was able to serve and hit my backhand as I was able to do in the first two sets.
“I’m going to check now with the head doctor and physio and will take it from there.”
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Unfortunately for the former world No 4, the knee issue appears to be a reoccurring injury – having retired against Flavio Cobolli at the Madrid Masters earlier this season.
“I’ve had it before,” explained Rune.
“I have not had it for a long time. I don’t know. I know what it is, and especially being extremely low on the grass, it can bother that area. You know, obviously didn’t expect it to come back, but that can happen, yeah.”
Whether or not Agassi will join officially join the team, it seems that Rune will be supervised by the all-time great during thr ATP 500 event in Washington, taking place from July 21-27.
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