Denis Shapovalov is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Basel. Shapovalov has defeated Marcos Giron 6-73 6-0 7-64 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Valentin Royer.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Denis Shapovalov’s projected draw withhisprojected opposition in Swiss Indoors Basel. Denis has a negative record (7-8) with the plausible opposition.
R2 – Valentin Royer’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Denis Shapovalov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61-31 | 16-8 | 31-11 | 10-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-30 | 6-5 | 32-13 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-20 | 24-7 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 8-4 | 30-15 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-15 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 12-7 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Valentin Royer has a 60-27 win-loss record in 2025, 9-6 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 8 years, Royer has a 60-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The French player won 6 of his last 10 matches.
Valentin’s best result of the year was getting to the final the Kigali 1 Challenger, the Kigali 2 Challenger, the Zadar Challenger, the Bratislava 1 Challenger and Hangzhou.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Valentin didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Valentin Royer
This would be the 2nd time that Denis Shapovalov and Valentin Royer 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
| 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, Fonseca has a 15-7 record on indoor hard courts. Fonseca won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of the current season was conquering the tournament 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 beat Alexander Bublik in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(0).
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Fonseca didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Joao Fonseca
There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Joao Fonseca since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
1/2 – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Ben Shelton
| 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 connection to the last 5 years, Shelton has a 41-12 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Ben won 7 of his last 10 matches.
His best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Toronto where he beat Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Ben lost to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the final 6-4 7-6(4).
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Ben Shelton
This would be the 4th time that Denis Shapovalov and Ben Shelton clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Possibly, Denis Shapovalov may come up against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their head to head is 4-3 for Denis Shapovalov.
Final – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-5 for Denis Shapovalov
| 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 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on indoor hard courts. In the last 12 years, Taylor has a 64-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His best achievement of the year was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4), in Stuttgart where he beat Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 7-6(0), and in Eastbourne where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-1.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Fritz didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Denis Shapovalov vs. Taylor Fritz
This contest would be 12th time that Denis Shapovalov and Taylor Fritz play each other. The head to head is 6-5 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Denis Shapovalov may take on Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 3-1 for Casper Ruud.