Matching Report
Rune maintains Basel form with a clinical Goffin win
Dane will face either Champion Perricard or Shapovalov 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 either Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard or Denis Shapovalov on the spot in the championship match in Basel.
