Matching Report
Rune maintains Basel form with a clinical Goffin win
Dane will face Master Perricard in the ATP 500 semi final
October 25, 2024
Swiss Indoor Basel
Holger Rune advances to his third consecutive semi-final at the Swiss Indoor Basel.
By ATP staff
Holger Rune’s impressive form at the Swiss Indoor Basel showed no signs of slowing down on Friday.
The 21-year-old booked his place in a third straight semi-final in Basel after beating eventual loser David Goffin 6-2, 6-4. Rune was relentless throughout his 80-minute victory, recording 11 break points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
It’s nice to enter the semis 🌟@holgerrune2003 his eyes are on the Basel prize, the No. 4 seed destroys Goffin 6-2 6-4!#SwissIndoorsBasel pic.twitter.com/A6BHhTAaNz
– ATP Tour (@atptour) October 25, 2024
Rune, who is yet to release a set this week, is in his level 20 semi-final. With his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head win over Goffin, Rune became the fourth man to reach more than seven ATP Tour semi-finals in 2024.
After improving to a 10-2 record in Basel, Rune finished 14th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 1,045 points behind eighth-ranked Andrey Rublev.
Rune wasted little time in taking control of the tournament. He broke Goffin twice to take a 4-0 lead before closing out the first set in 39 minutes.
Goffin dashed any hopes of a second-half comeback when he hit a break to level the score at 4-4. However, Rune made the call to regain the advantage and easily service the contest.
Rune will next face Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the tournament match in Basel.
After dropping two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime on Thursday, Mpeshi Perricard continued his momentum against Denis Shapovalov on Friday. The Frenchman played a tough game and eliminated the Canadian who came back 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(3), to reach the semi-finals.
Playing the quarter-final of the third level of the tour-level, Coach Perricard won in two hours and six minutes. Using his rising position to take control, he hit 46 winners, including 27 aces. The Frenchman also won 81 percent (58/72) of his forehands and 50 percent (12/24) of his net points.
The 21-year-old, who started 2024 ranked No. he is the third highest Frenchman in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
Shapovalov was seeking his 21st ranking semifinal.
