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FULL DRAWS 🖨

Basel ATP 500 (Hard):

🖨 Full Printable Draw (PDF) 🖨

Vienna ATP 500 (Hard):

🖨 Full Printable Draw (PDF) 🖨

DRAW TL;DR (BASED ON SEEDS)📋

Basel

Top Half - QF’s

🇨🇭Federer vs Sock 🇺🇸

🇬🇷 Tsitsipas vs Medvedev 🇷🇺 🌶

Bottom Half - QF’s

🇮🇹 Cecchinato vs Cilic 🇭🇷

🇪🇸 Bautista Agut vs A. Zverev 🇩🇪

Vienna

Top Half - QF’s

🇦🇹 Thiem vs Nishikori 🇯🇵

🇧🇬 Dimitrov vs Fognini🇮🇹

Bottom Half - QF’s

🇬🇧 Edmund vs Isner 🇺🇸

🇭🇷 Coric vs Anderson 🇿🇦

PROJECTED PATHS 🔮

Federer (Basel)

Rd 1: Krajinovic

Rd 2: Millman/ Struff

QF: Gulbis/Sock/Simon

SF: Medvedev/Tsitsipas

F: Zverev/Cilic

Summary: Not a bad draw for Federer. Early on Krajinovic and Millman should present him little resistance on the fast, indoor courts. Gulbis (QF) should be fatigued after his final run in Stockholm this week, and Sock presents little danger in current form. It could get interesting in the semi’s with a repeat of his Medvedev clash from Shanghai, but it would be surprising if the Swiss doesn’t make the final.

A.Zverev (Basel)

R1: Haase

R2: Ebden

QF: Bautista Agut/Wawrinka/Mannarino

SF: Cilic/Shapovalov

F: Federer

Summary: Pretty nasty. Haase is one of those nightmare floaters and represents a potential banana skin in Rd.1 (H2H is 2-2, with Haase winning their most recent encounter in Cincinnati). Could also have a blockbuster quarterfinal vs one of Wawrinka or Bautista Agut (more likely the latter based on form). Wouldn’t be surprised if his semi-final is easier than anticipated though given Cilic’s patchy recent results. Should make quarters at least.

Thiem (Vienna)

R1: Gasquet

R2: Tsonga/Querrey

QF: Nishikori/Khachanov

SF: Dimitrov/Fognini

F: Anderson/Coric/Isner

Summary: One of the toughest ATP 500 paths in recent memory. Opening with Gasquet is absolutely brutal (Gasquet owns a 2-0 record vs Thiem, both matches on indoor hard court). Thiem’s only potential respite may be in Rd 2 vs a rusty Tsonga or a struggling Querrey. Under the circumstances it would be very surprising if the Austrian made a run this week on such low bouncing courts.

EARLY MATCHES TO WATCH OUT FOR 🔥

🔥 - Potentially Good

🔥🔥 - Potentially Great

🔥🔥🔥 - GRAB THE POPCORN

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Rd 1’s (Basel):

A.Zverev vs Haase 🔥🔥

Wawrinka vs Mannarino 🔥🔥

Cilic vs Shapovalov 🔥🔥

Sock vs Gulbis 🔥🔥

Tsitsipas vs Chardy 🔥

Rd 1’s (Vienna):

Thiem vs Gasquet 🔥🔥

Tiafoe v Nishikori 🔥

Tsonga v Querrey 🔥

Auger-Aliassime v Fucsovics 🔥

Schwartzman v Edmund 🔥🔥

Basilashvili vs Anderson🔥

Chung vs Isner (Update:‼️Chung has withdrawn, Isner gets a Q or LL)

PLAYERS REACT TO THEIR DRAW 😮

— Thiem: “FACK DIS SHEET”

— Zverev seeing he’s only gone and drawn his nemesis Robin Haase in the 1st Round.

— Lord Gulbis when someone told him he’d get to play Jack Sock again for the 2nd week in a row.

— Medvedev trying out some diplomatic small-talk at the Basel player party.

PREDICTIONS 🏆

Basel Quarter-Finals

🇨🇭 Federer vs Simon 🇫🇷 (H2H: 6-2 || Hard Court H2H: 3-2)

Prediction: Federer in 2

🇬🇷 Tsitsipas vs Medvedev 🇷🇺 (H2H: 0-2 || Hard Court H2H: 0-2)

Prediction: Medvedev in 3

🇭🇷 Cilic vs Cecchinato 🇮🇹 (1st Meeting)

Prediction: Cilic in 2

🇪🇸 Bautista Agut vs Zverev 🇩🇪 (H2H: 2-3 || Hard Court H2H: 1-1)

Prediction: Zverev in 3

🎾

Basel Semi-Finals

🇨🇭 Federer vs Medvedev 🇷🇺 (H2H: 1-0 || Hard Court H2H: 1-0)

Prediction: Federer in 3

🇭🇷 Cilic vs Zverev 🇩🇪 (H2H: 1-5 || Hard Court H2H: 1-3)

Prediction: Zverev in 3

🎾

Basel Final 🏆

🇨🇭 Federer vs Zverev 🇩🇪 (H2H: 3-2 || Hard Court H2H: 1-1)

Prediction: Federer in 3

Vienna Quarter-Finals

🇫🇷 Gasquet vs Nishikori 🇯🇵 (H2H: 7-3 || Hard Court H2H: 5-1)

Prediction: Nishikori in 3

🇧🇬 Dimitrov vs Auger-Aliassime 🇨🇦 (May seem surprising but Fognini had an ankle injury in Stockholm) (1st Meeting)

Prediction: Dimitrov in 2

🇺🇸 Isner vs Schwartzman 🇦🇷 (H2H: 1-0|| Hard Court H2H: 1-0)

Prediction: Schwartzman in 3

🇭🇷 Coric vs Anderson 🇿🇦 (H2H: 1-3 || Hard Court H2H: 1-3)

Prediction: Anderson in 3

🎾

Vienna Semi-Finals

🇯🇵 Nishikori vs Dimitrov 🇧🇬 (H2H: 4-1 || Hard Court H2H: 3-1)

Prediction: Nishikori in 3

🇦🇷 Schwartzman vs Anderson 🇿🇦 (H2H: 1-2 || Hard Court H2H: 0-1)

Prediction: Anderson in 3

🎾

Vienna Final 🏆

🇯🇵 Nishikori vs Anderson 🇿🇦 (H2H: 4-2 || Hard Court H2H: 3-2)

Prediction: Nishikori in 3

Who have you got taking home the titles?

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See you tomorrow for the Stockholm/Moscow/Antwerp Recap and then on Tuesday for Day 2 of Basel & Vienna!