Novak Djokovic and Ugo Humbert will square off in the 1st round of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.31
Ugo Humbert -> 3.42
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Ugo Humbert
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Ugo Humbert square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 6-3 in the 4th round in at the Wimbledon back in 2019.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Ugo Humbert – Wimbledon 08-July-2019
Novak Djokovic
19 - 8win/loss
12
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LWWWWWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-8 | 12-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 39-11 | 21-7 | 9-3 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 12, the Serbian will start his run in Basel after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Hurkacz in the 2nd round on the 9th of October.
Djokovic has an aggregate 19-8 win-loss record in 2026, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in Beijing where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 7-6(3) 0-1 ret..
Talking about his overall career, The Serbian has an overall 1283-267 record. He has a positive 203-52 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Basel
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2009. See his history.
Ugo Humbert
26 - 24win/loss
38
13
LLLWLLLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-24 | 9-12 | 5-5 | 4-3 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-20 | 8-9 | 2-5 | 11-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-24 | 18-9 | 5-7 | 11-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-26 | 17-11 | 13-5 | 16-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 16-11 | 3-7 | 11-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 38, Humbert will start his run in Basel after he played his last match in Lyon where he lost 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(4) to Moutet in the 1st round on the 20th of October.
Ugo has an overall 26-24 win-loss record in 2026, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide and Eastbourne.
In terms of his career, Ugo has an overall 392-261 record. He has a positive 117-68 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Basel
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023 and 2025. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Basel
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Zizou BergsBergs (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Casper RuudRuud – Dominic StrickerStricker (4-6 7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Holger RuneRune – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 6-72 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz – Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner (7-65 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Mika BrunoldBrunold (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-3 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-75 7-64 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alex Michelsen/Botic Van De ZandschulpMichelsen/Botic Van De Zandschulp – Jakub Paul/Matej VocelPaul/Matej Vocel (7-5 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Rinky HijikataHijikata (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro TabiloTabilo – (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Casper RuudRuud (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Remy BertolaBertola – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
