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Tennis · ATP · Shanghai Masters, Shanghai · ATP Masters 1000 · First round · Hard

Holger RunevsDaniel Altmaier prediction · Shanghai Masters 2026

Date
7 OCT
Court
Grandstand 2
Order of play
Fourth match on court, not before 12:00 local (05:00 UK)
Status
6:1 6:7 4:6
Analysis only
No. 01 · The short versionAnalysis

Who will win Rune vs Altmaier?

Holger Rune plays Daniel Altmaier in the Shanghai first round, a week after losing his first tour match in a year. We expect Rune to win, most likely in three sets, but we are not betting on it.

Predicted score
2:1
Our pick
55–63%
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Our pick
Holger Rune win
Odds at publish
1.40
Set by set
6:4, 3:6, 6:4
Not before (UK)
05:00

Rune vs Altmaier at a glance

MatchHolger Rune vs Daniel Altmaier
TournamentATP · Shanghai Masters, Shanghai · First round
SurfaceHard
Start7 OCT · 05:00 UK · 12:00 local
CourtGrandstand 2 · Fourth match on court
Our pickHolger Rune win · 1.40 · analysis only
Our estimate55–63%
Predicted score2:1 (6:4, 3:6, 6:4)
Main reasonHe won both Davis Cup singles rubbers against Bulgaria in September, the second 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 against Grigor Dimitrov.
No. 02 · Form

Rune vs Altmaier: recent form

Rune 7-3 in his last ten, but one tour match in a year

Holger RuneLast 10: 7-3
  1. Won v Baez S. 7-5, 6-4
  2. Won v Humbert U. 6-4, 6-4
  3. Won v Mpetshi Perricard G. 6-4, 6(7)-7, 6-3
  4. Lost to Vacherot V. 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
  5. Won v Fucsovics M. 6-4, 6-4
  6. Won v Etcheverry T. 6(4)-7, 6-3, 6-4
  7. Lost to Humbert U. 4-6, 2-2 ret.
  8. Won v Radulov I. 6-3, 6-3
  9. Won v Dimitrov G. 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
  10. Lost to Jacquet K. 6-3, 6-1
Daniel AltmaierLast 10: 4-6
  1. Won v Trungelliti M. 7-5, 3-6, 10-5
  2. Won v Vukic A. 6(2)-7, 7-6(5), 6-4
  3. Lost to Nakashima B. 6-2, 6-1
  4. Won v Wong C. 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
  5. Lost to Musetti L. 6-4, 6-2
  6. Won v Comesana F. 6-1, 7-6(6)
  7. Lost to Buse I. 7-6(5), 7-5
  8. Lost to Svajda Z. 6-3, 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6-2
  9. Lost to Prizmic D. 6-4, 6-3
  10. Lost to Cui J. 6-4, 6-1

Last ten results, oldest to newest; the ringed one is the latest. Tap a result for the opponent and score.

Show the matches
Holger Rune
Lost toJacquet K.Tokyo (Japan Open) · 01.10.266-3, 6-1
Won vDimitrov G.Davis Cup · 19.09.263-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Won vRadulov I.Davis Cup · 18.09.266-3, 6-3
Lost toHumbert U.Stockholm · 18.10.254-6, 2-2 ret.
Won vEtcheverry T.Stockholm · 17.10.256(4)-7, 6-3, 6-4
Won vFucsovics M.Stockholm · 16.10.256-4, 6-4
Lost toVacherot V.Shanghai · 09.10.252-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Won vMpetshi Perricard G.Shanghai · 07.10.256-4, 6(7)-7, 6-3
Won vHumbert U.Shanghai · 05.10.256-4, 6-4
Won vBaez S.Shanghai · 03.10.257-5, 6-4
Daniel Altmaier
Lost toCui J.Beijing · 28.09.266-4, 6-1
Lost toPrizmic D.Davis Cup · 19.09.266-4, 6-3
Lost toSvajda Z.US Open · 02.09.266-3, 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6-2
Lost toBuse I.Winston Salem · 26.08.267-6(5), 7-5
Won vComesana F.Winston Salem · 25.08.266-1, 7-6(6)
Lost toMusetti L.Cincinnati · 16.08.266-4, 6-2
Won vWong C.Cincinnati · 14.08.263-6, 6-3, 6-4
Lost toNakashima B.Montreal · 05.08.266-2, 6-1
Won vVukic A.Montreal · 04.08.266(2)-7, 7-6(5), 6-4
Won vTrungelliti M.Bundesliga - men · 26.07.267-5, 3-6, 10-5
The comeback so farHe won both Davis Cup singles rubbers against Bulgaria in September, the second 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 against Grigor Dimitrov. His first tour match back went badly: on 1 October in Tokyo he lost 3:6, 1:6 to Kyrian Jacquet in 55 minutes, as the favourite. He is ranked No. 195 and enters Shanghai on a protected ranking.
No. 03 · Context

Back from a torn Achilles, against a player out of form

The injury
Rune tore his left Achilles on 18 October 2025, while leading Ugo Humbert 6:4, 2:2 in the Stockholm semi-final, and had surgery the following week.
The opponent
Altmaier is 3-11 on hard courts this season and has lost six of his last ten matches. Last week he lost in Beijing qualifying to Cui Jie 4:6, 1:6, and he is 11-23 this year when the odds make him the underdog.
Last year here
Rune reached the Shanghai quarter-finals in 2025 and lost to qualifier Valentin Vacherot while struggling with cramp.
No. 04 · Stats comparison

Altmaier holds 71% of his service games; Rune held 82% before the injury

StatRuneAltmaier
RankingNo. 195No. 67 (better)
Season record2-1 (better)21-29
On hard courts0-13-11 (better)
Last 10 matches7-3 (better)4-6
As favourite1-19-6 (better)
As underdog1-0 (better)11-23
Hard-court Elon/a1634
StatRuneAltmaier
Matches (W-L)10 (7-3)10 (4-6)
Aces per match7.3 (better)6.5
Double faults per match2.6 (better)4.0
1st serve in64.5% (better)62.2%
1st serve points won73.9% (better)69.4%
2nd serve points won52.9% (better)42.9%
Service games held82.3% (better)71.4%
Break points saved57.4%61.4% (better)
StatRuneAltmaier
Return points won39.5% (better)36.1%
Return games won26.8% (better)19.3%
Break points converted41.7% (better)41.1%

Form rows: 2026 season to 6 October. Serve and return: last 10 tour matches with stats, Rune 24.09.2025–01.10.2026, Altmaier 20.07.2026–28.09.2026. We read the data from Tennis Explorer, Tennis Abstract and the WTA and ATP tours, and form our own view.

No. 05 · Head to head2 meetings

Rune leads 2-0

2023RuneParis Masters · Hard · R166-3 6-3
2021RuneBiella Challenger · Clay · R326-2 6-7(4) 7-6(5)
No. 06 · Scenario & score

Rune vs Altmaier predicted score

Rune in three, with one loose set

On numbers this is Rune's match: in his last ten matches with stats he held serve 82% of the time against Altmaier's 71%, and Altmaier wins only 43% of his second-serve points. The doubt is Tokyo, where Rune won only 21 of 40 points on his serve. We expect him to find his first serve over three sets rather than two, which is why 6:4, 3:6, 6:4 is our predicted line and a straight-sets win the alternative.

Predicted score
2:1
6:4, 3:6, 6:4
Alternative
2:0
7:5, 6:4
No. 07 · Our pick

Our Rune vs Altmaier pick: Holger Rune win

Our pick: Rune, analysis only

Why analysis only

Altmaier is in poor form, but Rune lost his first tour match back 3:6, 1:6 as the favourite. When the favourite's fitness is the open question, we do not put a stake on him.

Our pick55–63%
Our pickHolger Rune win
Odds1.40
Main scenario2:1
Our scenario
6:4, 3:6, 6:42:1 in sets
Alternative
7:5, 6:42:0 in sets

What would change our mind Limited movement early in the match, or a medical time-out.

No. 08 · Arguing against ourselves

What could beat our pick?

  1. Rune's tour comeback so far is one match, and he lost it 3:6, 1:6 as the favourite.
  2. His serve and return numbers are mostly from 2025, before the injury; they show his level, not his current form.
  3. Rune cramped in Shanghai last year, and an Achilles comeback puts extra load on the same legs.