Novak Djokovic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Basel. The Serbian has defeated Ugo Humbert 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Jan-Lennard Struff.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Novak Djokovic’s projected draw includinghislikely opponents in Swiss Indoors Basel. Djokovic has a positive record (11-0) with the plausible opponents.
R2 – Jan-Lennard Struff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 8-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-25 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 7-2 | 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 25-25 win-loss record in 2026, 7-2 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 17 years, Struff has a 177-119 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.
Jan-Lennard’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal Brussels.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Struff didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
This would be the 9th time that Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff square off. The head to head is 8-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
1/4 – Nuno Borges’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30-28 | 14-13 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-33 | 17-14 | 9-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-26 | 20-12 | 13-7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-26 | 20-11 | 8-7 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 7-5 | 28-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 52-21 | 6-4 | 46-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-7 | 29-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 16-5 | 15-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Nuno Borges has a 30-28 win-loss record in 2026, 2-2 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 12 years, the Portuguese has a 24-21 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Portuguese will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Nuno didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Nuno Borges
This would be the 3rd time that Novak Djokovic and Nuno Borges fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41-17 | 21-8 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 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 41-17 win-loss record in 2026, 6-2 on indoor hard courts. As for the last 6 years, Shelton has a 49-19 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Shelton will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament in Dallas where he beat Taylor Fritz in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Munich where he overcame 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 beat Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-3 7-6(4).
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Shelton capitulated to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.
H2H Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton
This would be 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 played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
However, Novak Djokovic may play Jiri Lehecka. Their head to head is 2-0 for Novak Djokovic.
Final – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-14 | 25-8 | 9-2 | 4-3 | 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 39-14 record in 2026, 4-3 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 7 years, Fils has a 55-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Fils will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Barcelona where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he beat Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Arthur didn’t play in this event.
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 fight against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Novak Djokovic may come up against Rafael Jodar. Their head to head is 0-0.
