BASEL DRAW. Taylor Fritz’s prediction with Hijikata next. H2H and rankings

Basel draw - Taylor Fritz. See the draw preview and prediction with Rinky Hijikata, Denis Shapovalov, Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar, Ben Shelton in the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Taylor Fritz Stats info

Taylor Fritz is about to commence his run in the draw in Basel. The past year in Basel, the American lost in the 1st round to Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-64 7-5. In the previous edition of this tournament, he conquered Valentin Vacherot 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Taylor Fritz’s projected draw together withhisprojected opposition in Swiss Indoors Basel. Fritz has a neutral record (10-10) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Rinky Hijikata (85) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Denis Shapovalov (52) – H2H 5-6
or Remy Bertola (236) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Arthur Fils (8) – H2H 0-1
or Alex Michelsen (34) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Rafael Jodar (11) – H2H 2-0
or Hubert Hurkacz (28) – H2H 4-4
Fin – Ben Shelton (4) – H2H 2-3
or Novak Djokovic (12) – H2H 0-11
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R1 – Rinky Hijikata’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Taylor Fritz

35 - 31win/loss in 2026

Rank
85
High
62
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 35-31 21-17 6-8 1-2 7-4 0-0
2025 34-33 20-17 4-7 6-5 4-4 0-0
2024 36-33 29-21 1-6 1-1 5-5 0-0
2023 46-34 37-23 0-3 0-2 9-6 0-0
2022 53-29 37-19 2-2 10-6 4-2 0-0
2021 41-13 31-9 9-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 22-17 14-8 7-7 0-0 1-2 0-0

Rinky Hijikata has a 35-31 record in 2026, 1-2 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 10 years, Rinky has a 19-17 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Rinky will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Hijikata didn’t play in this event.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Rinky Hijikata

This match would represent the 2nd time that Taylor Fritz and Rinky Hijikata square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-5 for Denis Shapovalov

21 - 20win/loss in 2026

Rank
52
High
10
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 21-20 15-11 2-5 3-1 1-3 0-0
2025 26-22 14-11 2-5 9-3 1-3 0-0
2024 33-25 9-10 5-6 16-6 3-3 0-0
2023 13-13 6-6 3-3 0-1 4-3 0-0
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0
2020 17-15 8-6 5-2 4-7 0-0 0-0
2019 38-28 20-11 4-6 14-8 0-3 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 21-20 win-loss record in 2026, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 12 years, Shapovalov has a 89-53 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Denis will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

The Canadian’s best result of this current year was reaching the semifinal Los Cabos.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the Canadian reached the quarter in 2025 in Basel before retiring against Joao Fonseca when he was 3-6 6-3 4-1 ret..

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Denis Shapovalov

This would be the 12th time that Taylor Fritz and Denis Shapovalov play each other. The head to head is 6-5 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Taylor Fritz may take on Remy Bertola. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Arthur Fils

38 - 14win/loss in 2026

Rank
8
High
8
WWWWWWW
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. In the previous 7 years, Fils has a 54-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The French player will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant result of the season was conquering the tournament in Barcelona where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he overcame Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Fils didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Arthur Fils

This would be the 2nd time that Taylor Fritz and Arthur Fils square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Taylor Fritz may come up against Alex Michelsen. Their H2H record is 2-2.

1/2 – Rafael Jodar’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Taylor Fritz

57 - 18win/loss in 2026

Rank
11
High
11
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2026 57-18 31-12 20-4 4-1 2-1 0-0
2025 41-13 23-9 3-1 15-3 0-0 0-0
2024 6-5 0-1 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 1-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rafael Jodar has a 57-18 win-loss record in 2026, 4-1 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 2 years, Rafael has a 19-4 record on indoor hard courts. Rafael will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Marrakech where he overcame Marco Trungelliti in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Rafael didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Rafael Jodar

This match would represent the 3rd time that Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jodar square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Taylor Fritz could face Hubert Hurkacz. Their H2H is 4-4.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Ben Shelton

40 - 17win/loss in 2026

Rank
4
High
4
WWWWWWW
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. Talking about the previous 6 years, the American has a 48-19 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Ben will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.

His most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Dallas where he overcame Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Munich where he beat Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-2 7-5, in Stuttgart where he defeated 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 Ben was overcome by Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Taylor Fritz vs. Ben Shelton

This would be the 6th time that Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Taylor Fritz may compete against Novak Djokovic. Their head to head record is 11-0 for Novak Djokovic.