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Jacquet Ends Rune's Comeback
Kyrian Jacquet defeats Holger Rune in Tokyo 2026 ATP match.
In brief
Kyrian Jacquet defeats Holger Rune in Tokyo 2026 ATP match. Kyrian Jacquet beats Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1 to reach Japan Open Tennis Championships last 16 after Rune's 11-month injury absence. Originally reported by Tennis Majors.
Jacquet beats Rune
Kyrian Jacquet won all 19 of his first-serve points and never faced a break point in beating Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the last 16 in Tokyo.
Rune's return
Holger Rune’s return to the ATP Tour after 11 months out lasted one match, having played in the Davis Cup earlier this month.
Rune's Davis Cup run
Rune beat Iliyan Radulov 6-3, 6-3 in the Davis Cup and then Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win his country’s next qualification.
Jacquet's performance
Jacquet landed only 43 percent of his first serves but won all 19 points after each serve, with Rune not winning a single point on his opponent’s first serve.
Match result
Jacquet won 52 of 84 points played, holding all eight service games and breaking four times in six attempts to win 6-3, 6-1.
Next match
Jacquet, now a Top 100 player at No. 86, will face Italian Luciano Darderi, ranked No. 19, in the second round of the Japan Open.
The short version
Kyrian Jacquet beats Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1 to reach Japan Open Tennis Championships last 16 after Rune's 11-month injury absence.
