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Federer, De Minaur, Thiem and Sebastian Schwartzman scheduled to play in Basel and Vienna on Sunday

Swiss Indoors Basel , Erste Bank Open . Roger Federer, Alex De Minaur, Dominic Thiem and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman will play on Sunday

Mark Hall

27 October 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Roger Federer, Alex De Minaur, Dominic Thiem and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman are among the top names that will play on Sunday at the Swiss Indoors Basel and Erste Bank Open.

Roger Federer vs. Alex De Minaur

Head to head 0-0

Roger Federer will compete against Alex De Minaur in the final for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3 pm on Centre Court.

Roger Federer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Federer reached the final after defeating Peter Gojowczyk 6-2 6-1, Radu Albot 6-0 6-3, Stan Wawrinka w/o and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4.

The Swiss has a 48-8 win-loss record in 2019, 3-0 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Dubai where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Miami where he beat John Isner in the final 6-1 6-4 and in Halle where he beat David Goffin in the final 7-6(2) 6-1.

Last year in Basel Roger won the title last year in Basel after defeating Marius Copil 7-6⁵ 6-4.

Alex De Minaur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 28, the Australian got to the final after beating Hugo Dellien 6-1 7-5, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-3 6-3, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-6⁴ and Reilly Opelka 7-6² 6-7⁴ 7-6³.

Alex has a 31-17 win-loss record in 2019, 4-0 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Sydney where he beat Andreas Seppi in the final 7-5 7-6(5) and in Atlanta where he beat Taylor Harry Fritz in the final 6-3 7-6(2) and in Zhuhai where he defeated Adrian Mannarino in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.

Last year in Basel De Minaur didn’t play in Basel in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Roger Federer and Alex De Minaur since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Roger Federer is the pick to win this match.
Roger Federer -> 1.11
Alex De Minaur -> 6..50

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Dominic Thiem vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman

Head to head 4-2 for Thiem

Dominic Thiem will take on Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final for the 7^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2 pm on Centre Court.

Dominic Thiem: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, the Austrian reached the final after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4 7-6², Fernando Verdasco 3-6 6-3 6-2, Pablo Carreno-Busta 5-0 ret. and Matteo Berrettini 3-6 7-5 6-3.

Thiem has a 42-14 win-loss record in 2019, 4-0 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was managing to win the title in Indian Wells where he defeated Roger Federer in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5 and in Barcelona where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 6-0 and in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final 7-6(0) 6-1 and in Beijing where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 3-6 6-4 6-1.

Last year in Vienna Dominic lost in the quarter 6-3 6-1 to Kei Nishikori.

Diego Sebastian Schwartzman: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Diego reached the final after beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-4, Sam Querrey 6-7⁵ 6-4 7-6⁵, Karen Khachanov 7-6⁶ 6-2 and Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2.

Sebastian Schwartzman has a 41-22 win-loss record in 2019, 4-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Los Cabos where he defeated Taylor Harry Fritz in the final 7-6(6) 6-3.

Last year in Vienna Sebastian Schwartzman lost in the 1^st round 6-3 7-6³ to Kyle Edmund.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7^th time that Dominic Thiem and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played each other, Thiem won 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Barcelona back in April 2019.