Djokovic caps return with a win

ATP Tour 500 – EUR 2.584 million – 24 October to 1 November 2026

It’s one world-class match after another at Swiss Indoors Basel 2026. On Wednesday, Novak Djokovic defeated Ugo Humbert in his first appearance in Basel in 15 years. Thursday will see five round-of-16 matches on Center Court, with Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar and Jérôme Kym in action.

Djokovic turns the match around

St. Jakobshalle was already chanting ‘Nole, Nole’ as he walked on the court. Djokovic lost the first set but found his game as the match progressed. A hard-fought 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory was in the bag after just under two and a half hours. This success puts the 39-year-old back into the top 10 in the live rankings. In the round of 16, he will face Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat Yannick Hanfmann 6–4, 6–3.

Borges and Rune in the quarterfinals

Nuno Borges kicked off the day by advancing to the quarterfinals with a 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 win over ninth-seeded Casper Ruud. In the evening, he was followed by Holger Rune, who defeated the number 10 seed, Hubert Hurkacz, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 (9–7). Taylor Fritz won his opening match against Rinky Hijikata 6–4, 7–6 (7–3).

Five round-of-16 matches on Center Court

Valentin Vacherot and the third-seeded Rafael Jodar will open the proceedings on Thursday. Alex Michelsen will face the second-seeded Arthur Fils no earlier than 2:00 pm, after which the number 6 seed, Taylor Fritz, will meet Denis Shapovalov. Novak Djokovic will play Jan-Lennard Struff at 6:00 pm. And the highlight, from a Swiss perspective, will wrap up the day: Jérôme Kym against top seed Ben Shelton. Kym beat Arthur Rinderknech 7–6 (7–1), 6–4 on Tuesday, while Shelton knocked out Aleksandar Kovacevic with 44 aces.

Advance ticket sales
Tickets can be purchased online via both the Swiss Indoors website and the Ticketcorner website.