Valentin Royer is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Basel. Valentin has defeated Raphael Collignon 6-4 7-65 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Denis Shapovalov.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Valentin Royer’s projected draw withhisprojected opponents in Swiss Indoors Basel. Valentin has a negative record (0-1) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Raphael Collignon (73) – 6-4 7-65
R2 – Denis Shapovalov (23) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Joao Fonseca (46) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Ben Shelton (6) – H2H 0-0
or Felix Auger-Aliassime (12) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 0-0
or Casper Ruud (11) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R2 – Denis Shapovalov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov

26 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
23
High
10
LLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2018 35-28 18-13 8-6 7-5 2-4 0-0

Denis Shapovalov has a 25-20 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on indoor hard courts. As for the previous 11 years, the Canadian has a 85-50 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Shapovalov won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of this year was winning the title in Dallas where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(5) 6-3, and in Los Cabos where he beat Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Denis capitulated to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the quarter 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(3).

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Denis Shapovalov

This match would represent the 2nd time that Valentin Royer and Denis Shapovalov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

1/4 – Joao Fonseca’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
24
High
24
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-17 22-6 8-5 6-3 3-3 0-0
2024 37-23 8-3 14-11 13-5 2-4 0-0
2023 11-6 1-1 10-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 5-4 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Joao Fonseca has a 35-16 win-loss record in 2025, 2-2 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 2 years, the Brazilian has a 15-7 record on indoor hard courts. The Brazilian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was winning the title the Canberra Challenger where he beat Ethan Quinn in the final 6-4 6-4, in Buenos Aires where he beat Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-4 7-6(1), and the Phoenix Challenger where he defeated Alexander Bublik in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(0).

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel

Joao didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Joao Fonseca

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Joao Fonseca since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

40 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
5
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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 38-19 record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 5 years, the American has a 41-12 record on indoor hard courts (Click here

to see full career record). The American won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Toronto where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the American surrendered to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the final 6-4 7-6(4).

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Valentin Royer could compete against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
4
LLWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 31-12 3-4 6-5 13-2 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 51-19 record in 2025, 4-1 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the last 12 years, Fritz has a 64-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Taylor won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he beat Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.

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

H2H Valentin Royer vs. Taylor Fritz

There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Taylor Fritz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Valentin Royer may compete against Casper Ruud. Their head to head is 0-0.