BASEL ENTRY LIST. Alcaraz, Ruud, Musetti join Federer in tasty main draw

Roger Federer will be in good company when playing the ATP 500 in Basel in October

Federer Ruud And Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti have agreed to play the ATP 500 event that will be held in October in Basel. The fantastic news is that Roger Federer is also part of the entry list alongside Carlito, Casper, Lorenzo, Felix Auger Aliassime and Dominic Stricker.

The tournament will be played starting from the 24th of October and the event do not take place in both 2020 and 2021. Therefore, the defending champion will be Roger Federer who defeated Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-2 in the 2019 final.

Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

15 - 4win/loss

Hard
13-2
Clay
2-2
20 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.4 (career-high), Alcaraz has achieved a 48-9 match record in 2022. Carlos is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he defeated the world no.37 Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0 ret., the world no.78 Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 7-5, the world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-3 6-3 6-3 and the world no.17 Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3.

Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.13 Jannik Sinner in the quarter. Their current head to head is 2-2.

Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).

Alcaraz
U.S. Open
Alcaraz's Record
Alcaraz
Projected
Draw

Ruud at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022

Casper Ruud

18 - 5win/loss

Hard
17-5
I Hard
1-0
25 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.7, Ruud achieved a compiled 42-15 win-loss record in 2022. Casper is playing at the U.S. Open where he overcame the world no.601 Kyle Edmund 6-3 7-5 6-2, the world no.117 Tim Van Rijthoven 6-74 6-4 6-4 6-4, the world no.34 Tommy Paul 7-63 6-75 7-62 5-7 6-0 and the world no.112 Corentin Moutet 6-1 6-2 6-74 6-2.

Casper Ruud will fight against the world no.14 Matteo Berrettini in the quarter on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their head to head is 3-2 for Ruud.

Ruud has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. The Norwegian reached the final in Miami (Miami Open) and at the French Open.

Ruud
U.S. Open
Ruud's Record
Ruud
Projected
Draw

Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud clashed against each other just twice. Their actual record is 2-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-4 in the final in Miami (Miami Open) on the 3rd of April 2022.

You can watch the highlights in the following video.

 

Lorenzo Musetti in 2022

Lorenzo Musetti

7 - 9win/loss

Hard
6-7
I Hard
1-2
22 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.30 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 3rd of September when he lost to world no.73 Ilya Ivashka 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in the U.S. Open (draw).

During this season Musetti has a 31-21 match record. Musetti clinched 2 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger and in Hamburg.

Musetti
U.S. Open
Musetti's Record

Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti

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