Holger Rune sinks David Goffin in Basel | ATP Tour

Match Report

Rune maintains Basel form with clinical Goffin win

Dane to face Mpetshi Perricard or Shapovalov in ATP 500 semi-final

October 25, 2024

Holger Rune’s impressive form at the Swiss Indoors Basel showed no signs of slowing down on Friday.

The 21-year-old booked his spot in a third consecutive semi-final in Basel after defeating lucky loser David Goffin 6-2, 6-4. Rune was relentless throughout his 80-minute victory, during which he carved out 11 break points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

Dazzling into the semis 🌟@holgerrune2003 has his eyes on the prize in Basel, the No. 4 seed dismisses Goffin 6-2 6-4!#SwissIndoorsBasel pic.twitter.com/A6BHhTAaNz

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Rune, who is yet to drop a set this week, is into his 20th tour-level 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 is  up to 14th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 1,045 points adrift of eighth-placed Andrey Rublev.

Rune wasted little time in taking a stranglehold on the contest. He dismantled Goffin’s serve on two occasions to surge to a 4-0 lead before closing out the first set in 39 minutes.

Goffin ignited hopes of a comeback in the second set when he clawed back a break of serve to level the score at 4-4. However, Rune dialled in to reclaim the advantage and serve out the contest with ease.

Rune will next face Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard or Denis Shapovalov for a spot in the championship match in Basel.