Djokovic Wins Basel Opener to Boost ATP Finals Bid
Djokovic overcame a first-set deficit and saved five of six break points to stay in contention for a record 19th ATP Finals qualification.
- On Wednesday, Novak Djokovic defeated Ugo Humbert in Basel, keeping his bid to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals on course.
- Slipping to 11th in the Race to Turin, the 39-year-old Djokovic accepted a wild card into the Swiss event to pursue a record 19th qualification.
- After conceding the first set, the Grand Slam champion recovered to beat the French left-hander 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on his first appearance in Basel since 2011.
- Fourth seed Djokovic faces Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round, holding an 8-0 record against the German player.
- Djokovic is also bidding to match Federer's 103 tour-level titles while fighting to reach the top eight for the showpiece tournament in Turin.
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The ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel, Switzerland, has started with a successful start for Novak Djokovic (ATP-12). In the first round, the Serb defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert (ATP-38) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 after a hard-fought battle.
Novak Djokovic nets important late-season win in Basel - Regional Media News
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) - Novak Djokovic rallied 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to get past France's Ugo Humber on Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel in Switzerland. In doing so, he avoided falling further in the PIF ATP Live Race to [...]
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Novak Djokovic nets important late-season win in Basel
By Field Level Media Oct 28 (Field Level Media) – Novak Djokovic rallied 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to get past France’s Ugo Humber on Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel in Switzerland. In doing so, he avoided falling further in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin standings behind Rafael Jodar, who had also advanced to the second round in this same tournament. Djokovic, 11th in those standings 319 points behind Jodar, kept his bid to compete among the wor…
Serbian Novak Djokovic got a hard track win this Wednesday against Frenchman Hugo Humbert by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in the ATP 500 tournament in Basel (Switzerland), on hard track, to access the eighth finals. Serbian, who already won the title in his first participation in Basel before local Roger ... Continue reading "Djokovic signs big back and eliminates Humbert in ATP Basel: Serbian still alive "Race to Turin""
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