Holger Rune has played down talk of a ‘Netflix Curse’ in tennis and says it would not impact world No.1 Novak Djokovic.

All 10 players featured in the first five episodes of Netflix’s Break Point either withdrew before the Australian Open or lost during the first four rounds last year.

It led to speculation that players in the docuseries were ‘cursed’ but world No.8 Rune – who stars in one of the newer episodes – laughed off that suggestion after his first-round win over Yoshihito Nishioka at this year’s tournament.

‘I think it’s stupid, to be honest,’ Rune said on Tuesday. ‘No offence. I think it’s nothing to do with that.