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Holger Rune shows progress after injury despite Basel loss
Holger Rune lost to Valentin Vacherot in three sets at the ATP 500 tournament in Basel.
The 23-year-old Dane had won his first two matches back at tour level there, beating Quentin Halys and Hubert Hurkacz in third-set tiebreaks.
Rune suffered an Achilles injury in October 2025 and spent nearly a year away from the tour before returning to competition.
His first tour-level win came against Halys, ending a 373-day wait for a win at that level.
The Basel matches suggest his form is improving as he recovers, even though the loss ended his run.
A proper off-season could help him prepare to compete for titles again in Australia, though that remains a possibility rather than a confirmed outcome.
Holger Rune lost to Valentin Vacherot in three sets at the ATP 500 event in Basel.
The defeat came after Rune recorded his first two tour-level wins since returning from injury.
He beat Quentin Halys and Hubert Hurkacz in third-set tiebreaks before losing to Vacherot, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Rune’s Achilles injury occurred during the Stockholm Open semi-final on October 18, 2025.
Tennis Head said his performances in Basel showed progress as he worked back toward full fitness.
- Who
- Holger Rune and Valentin Vacherot. Vacherot won the match.
- What
- Vacherot beat Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and reached the semi-finals.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- The ATP 500 event in Basel, Switzerland.
- Why
- Vacherot advanced to the semi-finals with the win. Rune was returning to competition after an Achilles injury.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rune suffered an Achilles injury during the Stockholm Open semi-final.
Rune played his first official ATP Tour match after his injury, according to Tennis Head.
Rune lost to Kyrian Jacquet in Japan and then exited in the first round in Shanghai.
Rune beat Quentin Halys and Hubert Hurkacz in third-set tiebreaks.
Vacherot beat Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Basel semi-finals.
- Injury
- Achilles
- Injury date
- October 18, 2025
- Basel opponent
- Valentin Vacherot
- Basel score
- 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Basel result
- Vacherot advanced to the semi-finals