Rune maintains Basel form with clinical Goffin win
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview'Holger Rune/arsquo;s impressive form at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/basel/328/overview'Swiss Indoors Basel/a showed no signs of slowing down on Friday./p
pThe 21-year-old booked his spot in a third consecutive semi-final in Basel after defeating lucky loser a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview'David Goffin/a 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./p
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pRune, 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./p
pAfter improving to a 10-2 record in Basel, Rune is nbsp;up to 14th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 1,045 points adrift of eighth-placed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a./p
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pRune wasted little time in taking a stranglehold on the contest. He dismantled Goffinrsquo;s serve on two occasions to surge to a 4-0 lead before closing out the first set in 39 minutes./p
pGoffin 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./p
pRune will next face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a for a spot in the championship match in Basel./p
pAfter taking down two-time-defending champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a on Thursday, Mpetshi Perricard maintained solid momentum against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-shapovalov/su55/overview'Denis Shapovalov/a on Friday. The Frenchman staged a gritty comeback and ousted the resurgent Canadian 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(3), to reach the semi-finals. /p
pPlaying his third tour-level quarter-final, Mpetshi Perricard emerged victorious in two hours and six minutes. Using his booming serve to take charge, he hit 46 winners, including 27 aces. The Frenchman also won 81 per cent (58/72) of first-serve points and claimed 50 per cent (12/24) of points at the net. /p
pThe Frenchman has hit 70 aces in three matches this week, and a total of 445 aces in 24 matches for the 2024 season, averaging 18.5 aces per match./p
pThe 21-year-old, who started 2024 ranked No. 205, has moved back to his career-high No. 44 by reaching the semi-finals; he is third-highest Frenchman in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. /p
pShapovalov was seeking his 21st tour-level semi-final./p
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