Overview

• Holger Rune defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-3 to make the last eight at the Rolex Shanghai Masters after roughly two and a half hours.
• According to Infosys ATP Stats, Rune won just 27% of return points on the Frenchman’s serve but secured two breaks and saved all three break points he faced.
• Rune said he was very happy with his mindset, staying engaged after the second-set tiebreak loss and holding his nerve in the decider.
• Next in the quarter-finals, the 10th seed will face either Tallon Griekspoor or qualifier Valentin Vacherot.
• The win marks Rune’s 11th Masters 1000 quarter-final, placing him alongside Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz among players born in 2000 or later, and he is 12th in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin.