Holger Rune vs Valentin Vacherot Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 07/10/2025, 15:20  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 07/10/2025 at 16:19 in ATP Shanghai Masters Predictions

10th seed Holger Rune is playing in his first Shanghai Masters quarter-final. He takes on qualifier Valentin Vacherot for a place in the last four. Can the qualifier cause another upset? Time for our match prediction.

World number 204 Valentin Vacherot  is playing in his first ATP Tour hard court main draw of the year. He's had to play six matches to reach the last 16 and four have gone to a third set. The last round saw him come from a set down to defeat 27th seed Tallon Griekspoor.

That was the fourth time in this tournament that he's lost the first set of a match. Vacherot is up to 130th in the live rankings.

The winner of this match will play either fourth seed Novak Djokovic or unseeded Zizou Bergs in the semi-finals.

Holger Rune also had a tough fourth round match and needed three sets to get past 32nd seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Before that win, he’d had straight sets victories over Sebastian Baez and the 10th seed Ugo Humbert.

Rune has a hard court record of 21-11 this year with one final reached. The Dane is 11th in the live rankings and will move up to tenth with a win.He is up to 12th in the ATP Race. We tip Rune to win in straight sets.