Denis Shapovalov and Marin Cilic will play a blockbuster 1st round in Basel.
Shapovalov
Still ranked no.30, Denis was meant to have a little bit of a better run in 2018. However, the Canadian is still only 19 and his potential is still huge. Shapovalov has reached 5 quarterfinals in 2018 and he is looking forward to finishing his season in the best possible way. The Canadian has recently lost to Ernests Gulbis in the second round in Stockholm.
Cilic
Ranked no.6, Marin is coming from 3 consecutive losses after he was defeated by Kei Nishikori in the quarters at the US Open and he lost in the openers in Tokyo and Shanghai.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Marin Cilic
Denis and Marin have never played each other so far.
Schedule
Denis and Marin have been scheduled to play on Monday at 7 pm.
The favorite
On paper, Marin is the favorite, but Denis has many more matches recently under his belt and he can definitely pull an upset.
