BASEL DRAW. Novak Djokovic’s prediction with Humbert next. H2H and rankings

Basel draw - Novak Djokovic. See the draw preview and prediction with Ugo Humbert, Jan-Lennard Struff, Casper Ruud, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils in the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Novak Djokovic Stats info

Novak Djokovic is about to go ahead with his campaign in the draw in Basel. Novak won the Swiss Indoors Basel once in 2009 and he was the runner-up once in 2010.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw andhisprojected opposition in Swiss Indoors Basel. The Serbian has a good record (15-1) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Ugo Humbert (38) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Jan-Lennard Struff (47) – H2H 8-0
or Yannick Hanfmann (59) – H2H 3-0
1/4 – Casper Ruud (25) – H2H 5-1
or Nuno Borges (53) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Ben Shelton (4) – H2H 1-0
or Jiri Lehecka (21) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Arthur Fils (8) – H2H 0-0
or Rafael Jodar (11) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Ugo Humbert’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

26 - 24win/loss in 2026

Rank
38
High
13
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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
2021 19-20 6-7 1-6 4-5 8-2 0-0
2020 25-14 11-7 4-3 10-4 0-0 0-0
2019 45-30 14-8 2-6 21-10 8-6 0-0

Ugo Humbert has a 26-24 win-loss record in 2026, 4-3 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 12 years, Ugo has a 117-68 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Ugo will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Ugo’s best result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Adelaide and Eastbourne.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Humbert got to the semifinal in 2025 in Basel before retiring against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when he was 7-6(4) 3-1 ret..

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ugo Humbert

This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Ugo Humbert play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R2 – Jan-Lennard Struff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 8-0 for Novak Djokovic

24 - 25win/loss in 2026

Rank
47
High
21
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 24-25 8-13 4-7 6-2 6-3 0-0
2025 27-30 7-11 5-8 12-8 3-3 0-0
2024 30-21 4-8 15-5 5-6 6-2 0-0
2023 45-24 21-9 14-7 5-6 5-2 0-0
2022 23-22 3-10 7-4 12-4 1-4 0-0
2021 26-30 8-11 11-8 6-8 1-3 0-0
2020 15-15 10-6 1-3 4-6 0-0 0-0
2019 35-30 11-12 11-7 7-8 6-3 0-0

Jan-Lennard Struff has a 24-25 win-loss record in 2026, 6-2 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 17 years, the German has a 176-119 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The German will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Struff’s best result of this current year was reaching the semifinal Brussels.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the German didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff

This match would represent the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff play each other. The head to head is 8-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic could take on Yannick Hanfmann. Their H2H is 3-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Novak Djokovic

32 - 18win/loss in 2026

Rank
25
High
2
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 32-18 11-11 19-6 2-0 0-1 0-0
2025 39-16 12-8 14-5 13-3 0-0 0-0
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 32-18 win-loss record in 2026, 2-0 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 12 years, Casper has a 72-41 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Ruud will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Casper’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Rome.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Casper reached the quarter in 2025 in Basel before retiring against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when he was 7-6(1) ret..

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 7th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud square off. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Novak Djokovic may square off with Nuno Borges. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Novak Djokovic.

1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

40 - 17win/loss in 2026

Rank
4
High
4
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 40-17 21-8 8-5 5-2 6-2 0-0
2025 40-24 23-9 7-5 4-6 6-4 0-0
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 40-17 record in 2026, 5-2 on indoor hard courts. Regarding the previous 6 years, Shelton has a 48-19 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the season was winning the title in Dallas where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Munich where he defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5, in Stuttgart where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 6-4 2-6 6-4, and in Montreal where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Shelton lost to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton

This match would represent the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton fight against each other. 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 in major tournaments.

Yet, Novak Djokovic may compete against Jiri Lehecka. Their H2H is 2-0 for Novak Djokovic.

Final – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

38 - 14win/loss in 2026

Rank
8
High
8
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 38-14 25-8 9-2 3-3 1-1 0-0
2025 22-11 10-6 10-4 2-1 0-0 0-0
2024 42-28 15-9 14-10 7-6 6-3 0-0
2023 43-24 5-4 13-8 21-10 4-2 0-0
2022 43-28 0-1 23-15 20-12 0-0 0-0
2021 33-26 3-2 29-17 1-7 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Arthur Fils has a 38-14 win-loss record in 2026, 3-3 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 7 years, Fils has a 54-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Arthur will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Barcelona where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the French player didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Arthur Fils

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Arthur Fils since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Novak Djokovic may square off with Rafael Jodar. Their head to head is 0-0.