Kym beats the world number 4

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

Jérôme Kym celebrated the biggest victory of his career at Swiss Indoors Basel 2026. The 23-year-old from Aargau (ATP 222) defeated top seed Ben Shelton 6–3, 6–7 (4–7), 7–6 (7–1) and is now in the quarterfinals. It was the highlight of a day when four of five matches on Center Court were decided in third-set tiebreaks.

The biggest victory of his career

Kym played against the world number 4 without a trace of nerves, not losing a single service game until he served for the match. Shelton levelled at one set apiece after winning a tiebreak and surged again in the third set. In the decisive tiebreak, however, the wildcard entrant Kym was dominant and won 7–1. Shortly before 1:00 am, he booked his spot in the quarterfinals.

Struff notches his first win over Djokovic

IIn their ninth meeting, Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Novak Djokovic for the first time. The 36-year-old German fought off all six break points and converted his match point with an ace for a 6–7 (4–7), 7–5, 7–6 (7–5) scoreline after 2 hours, 36 minutes. Valentin Vacherot, who defeated the third-seeded Rafael Jodar 7–6 (7–4), 2–6, 7–6 (7–5), and Arthur Fils, who defeated Alex Michelsen 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5), also needed three sets and a tiebreak to seal the deal. Taylor Fritz beat Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 6–3 and Jiri Lehecka defeated Daniel Altmaier 7–5, 6–4.

Swiss doubles pair in semi-finals

There is also good news on the doubles side. Henry Bernet and Dominic Stricker advanced to the semi-finals after a hard-fought match.

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