ATP Basel: Carlos Alcaraz opens against Jack Draper
Carlos Alcaraz plays the British Jack Draper at the start of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Basel. The world number one was recently eliminated in Astana in round one.
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Oct 22, 2022, 09:33 pm
Carlos Alcaraz returns to the ATP tour in Basel next week. And this time the industry leader wants to stay in business a little longer than last time in Astana. Alcaraz went swimming against David Goffin in round one. In Basel, the US Open champion will face Jack Draper. The tableau sees Pablo Carreno Busta as a possible quarter-final opponent, who starts as number five against Sebastian Baez.
Casper Ruud greets from the bottom of the tableau. The Norwegian has to face a legend right away: Stan Wawrinka, who may be playing in Basel for the last time. Andy Murray is also in the bottom eighth of the grid. Murray starts against Sebastian Korda, who was able to defeat Dominic Thiem in three tight sentences in Antwerp today.
Korda's opponent in the final in Antwerp, Félix Auger-Aliassime, drew a local hero like Ruud: "FAA" opened against Marc-Andrea Huesler. Interesting: Alex de Minaur and Holger Rune just played against each other in the semifinals in Stockholm, with the Dane having the better end. In Basel, de Minaur can attempt revenge in round one.