By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, October 17, 2025Photo credit: Graham Denholm/Getty
Count Holger Rune among the Nick Kyrgios fans on the ATP Tour.
Speaking to journalist Nicholas Albek of Bolavip in Stockholm this week, Rune says he fully supports a Kyrgios comeback to the pro circuit.
The world No. 11 cites Kyrgios “insanely high level” of tennis on court as well as his penchant for craziness off court as dual attractions for tennis. Read Rune’s complete interview with Nicholas Albek and Bolavip here.
“Nick Kyrgios has always been very nice to me, so we’ve always had a really good relationship. I don’t know if he’s coming back, but it would be good for tennis because he’s always had some very exciting matches.”
“[Nick’s] top level, back when he played against Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, was insanely high, so you have to respect that,” Rune said. “I know he’s struggling a lot with his body, so that’s probably the biggest thing he has to overcome. Whether he does or not, time will tell.”
“We haven’t talked about a new exhibition match, although that would be fun. I ended up playing one against Monfils instead. Insanely cool guy, whom unfortunately we’ll only get to see for one more year on the Tour.”
Former Paris Indoors champion Rune, who spent some time earlier this season training with Hall of Famer Andre Agassi, said they bonded over a shared strength.
“I’ve always felt that my return has been really good and one of my biggest strengths. It had a bit of a downfall last year, where I didn’t return as well as I know I can,” Rune told Nicholas Albek. “But especially in the last pre-season, we put a lot of work into the return game to improve the statistics, as you also pointed out.
“It’s always nice to see that the things you work on are improving. I’m also starting to gain more and more confidence to put a bit more weight into my returns and try to put more pressure on the opponent’s second serve.”
“Agassi and I talked a lot about my return when we trained together. He really loved it. As you say, he had an absolutely insane return, so we could really have some good conversations. Right now, though, I’m only in contact with my own team and the people who are close to me.”
