Struff defeats Novak in Basel
Nole’s Nitto ATP Finals qualification hopes suffered a setback on Thursday evening, as the Serbian star fell to Jan-Lennard Struff, who triumphed 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in two hours and 35 minutes to advance to the last eight at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
ATP Basel: Novak overcomes Humbert, reaches R2
No.4 seed had to dig deep to overcome Ugo Humbert 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Next up for Novak is German player Jan-Lennard Struff.
Novak to face Humbert in Basel opener
Novak, seeded fourth, will open his campaign against world No. 35 Ugo Humbert. The Serbian has faced the Frenchman once before, in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2019, winning in straight sets.
Novak is returning to Basel after 15 years!
The Serbian ace has accepted a wildcard from the organizers and will be the main star of the traditional ATP 500 tournament, the Swiss Indoors Basel, which takes place indoors from October 26 to November 1.
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