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Rune achieved his first ATP victory nearly a year later but falls to Altmaier

Andrés Tomás Rico - 7 Oct 2026
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Rune achieves his first ATP victory almost a year later, but falls to Altmaier. Photo: Getty Images

Holger Rune was close to achieving his first ATP victory almost a year after his Achilles tendon rupture. The Dane returned with two victories in the two matches he played in the Davis Cup against Bulgaria in mid-September. In fact, the second was against Grigor Dimitrov. However, he still struggles to triumph on the men's circuit, although this time he was very close in the first round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, but Daniel Altmaier prevented it in a very tight duel (1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4).

The Dane started strong in the first set, while the second set saw a leveling of forces. Even so, Rune had a golden opportunity to achieve his first ATP victory eleven months later when the scoreboard read 4-4 and a break point in his favor. However, the German neutralized the attempt and held strong in the tiebreak to send the match to a decisive set.

Rune was very close to achieving victory in Shanghai but fell in three sets to Altmaier

There, everything was again very even and neither granted any break opportunities until at 4-4, in the same situation Rune wasted in the previous set, Almatier didn't hesitate and broke the Dane's serve before taking the match 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, and now awaits Ben Shelton in the second round of the Chinese tournament.

For Holger Rune, this defeat prevents him from defending the 200 points earned from last year's quarter-finals and, therefore, he will exit the Top 200 of the ATP ranking. Still, the sensations he left today invite optimism and patience with a player destined to be at the table with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
 

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