Tennis acca tips: Vienna and Basel stage important stops on to Turin

The ATP Tour stops off in Basel and Vienna as the European indoor swing continues.

Taylor Fritz is out to break into the top eight and faces Australia's Max Purcell in Basel.

Andy Murray is also in action in Switzerland as he looks to finish his season on a high.

ATP Basel: Ugo Humbert vs Marcos Giron | Pick: Humbert

ATP Basel: Taylor Fritz vs Max Purcell | Pick: Fritz

ATP Basel: Leandro Riedi vs Felix Auger-Aliassime | Pick: Auger-Aliassime

ATP Basel: Andy Murray vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry | Pick: Murray

ATP Vienna: Alexander Zverev vs Cameron Norrie | Pick: Zverev

ATP Vienna: Aslan Karatsev vs Borna Gojo | Pick: Karatsev

ATP Vienna: Gael Monfils vs Daniel Altmaier | Pick: Monfils 

ATP Vienna: Jiri Lehecka vs Karen Khachanov | Pick: Khachanov

 

ATP Basel: Ugo Humbert vs Marcos Giron 

Ugo Humbert takes on Marcos Giron for the second time in his career, having beaten the American at the 2020 New York Open.

That win was also indoors, adding weight to the case for Humbert to sweep to victory in Basel.

Humbert was in good touch in Shanghai, where he won three times before falling in the last eight.

Giron has made the trip to Basel from Tokyo, where he was a semi-finalist, but that could count against him. 

ATP Basel: Taylor Fritz vs Max Purcell

Taylor Fritz is the closest of the chasing pack in the Race to Turin, sitting in ninth behind Holger Rune, who occupies the final qualifying place for the Tour finals. 

Max Purcell awaits Fritz in his opening match in Basel, which comes in midweek despite an early exit for the American in Tokyo last week.

Purcell was also in Tokyo, losing in the first round, while Fritz bowed out in the second.

This will be the first clash between these players at any level, and Fritz looks to have the edge.

ATP Basel: Leandro Riedi vs Felix Auger Aliassime

Felix Auger-Aliassime is set for a maiden ATP Tour meeting with 21-year-old Swiss prospect Leandro Riedi.

Riedi failed to qualify for the Nordic Open in Stockholm last week but got a wildcard into the main draw in Basel.

Auger-Aliassime is expected to breeze into the next round in straight sets in this one.

The home fans are unlikely to do much to put off the Canadian, who will be desperate to return to the top ten.

ATP Basel: Andy Murray vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Andy Murray is also targeting a rankings bump when he faces Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Basel.

Murray should be reasonably happy with the draw even if Etcheverry is ranked eight places higher than him.

Etcheverry upset Seb Korda in three sets last time out but might have trouble getting up for the fight against the Scottish veteran.

These are the kinds of matches Murray has to win to fight his way further up the rankings.

ATP Vienna: Alexander Zverev vs Cameron Norrie

Current British No 1 Cameron Norrie is in action against German No 1 and a man looking to book a return to Turin in Alexander Zverev.

Zverev holds a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head between the two men winning their last two meetings.

Norrie hasn't had the best season by his standards, and even if he pushes Zverev, the German is likely to come out on top.

Norrie struggled past home player Filip Misolic first up while Zverev dealt with Sebastian Ofner to also deny an Austrian a second round appearance.

ATP Vienna: Aslan Karatsev vs Borna Gojo

Tokyo finalist Aslan Karatsev has seen his first round match moved to Wednesday, when he will tackle Borna Gojo.

Gojo has had his moments this term but isn't close to playing at the level Karatsev reached in Tokyo.

Karatsev came up short in Tokyo but looked to be threatening his best form once more.

Gojo owns a Challenger series win over Karatsev, but that is unlikely to factor heavily.

ATP Vienna: Gael Monfils vs Daniel Altmaier

Daniel Altmaier is a a career-high ranking of world No 47, but even though he outranks Gael Monfils, he is the underdog.

The German will struggle to match the big match intensity of Monfils in their Round of 32 clash.

This will be the first meeting between these two players.

Monfils comes into this contest off the back of a title run which gave him his 12th ATP Tour championship.

ATP Vienna: Jiri Lehecka vs Karen Khachanov

Karen Khachanov faces promising young Czech Jiri Lehecka at an awkward stage for both players.

Finals contender Khachanov needs to hope for other players to slip up to give him a chance.

Now would be a great time for Kjachanov to spark into life and get his second win over Lehecka this year.

Khachanov beat Lehecka in Miami earlier this season in the only past meeting between these professionals.

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