Basel (Switzerland) – Guaranteed by the Turin finals, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and the Norwegian Casper Ruud enter the decisive straight line of the 2022 season and will be the two main favorites on the indoor synthetic surface of Basel from this Monday.
The leader of the rankings makes his debut against British revelation Jack Draper and could cross paths with compatriot and training partner Pablo Carreño in the quarter-finals.
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At the top of the table were the youngsters Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti, who are in the semi-finals this Saturday. The Canadian has a tough game against Swiss southpaw Marc-Andrea Huesler, while Musetti takes on veteran Albert Ramos.
Ruud makes a curious debut against local idol Stan Wawrinka, in an unprecedented duel on the circuit. Wawrinka has never won the home tournament, which has not been played since 2019 due to the pandemic. In this quadrant was the Briton Andy Murray, who faces the American Sebastian Korda.
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The most curious match of the first round in Basel will be the reunion between Alex de Minaur and Holger Rune, who disputed a duel of 2h50 this Saturday in the semi-final of Stockholm. The quadrant also includes the Croatian Marin Cilic, the only subscriber to have already won the tournament, in 2016.
The doubles draw includes Rafael Matos and his Spanish partner David Vega. They start against the Italians Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli.
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