{"id":61353,"date":"2023-10-24T12:01:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=61353"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:27:30","slug":"atp-basel-day-3-predictions-fritz-purcell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/10\/24\/atp-basel-day-3-predictions-fritz-purcell\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Basel Day 3 Predictions Including Taylor Fritz vs Max Purcell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 at ATP Basel provides many intriguing storylines as some of the best players in the world take the court in the third-largest city in Switzerland. Taylor Fritz, looking to secure a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals, opens his tournament against Max Purcell. We at LWOT have the preview and prediction for that match and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/10\/24\/atp-basel-day-3-predictions-ruud-bublik\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">all other happenings<\/a> around the grounds of Basel. But who will advance?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Basel Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Andy Murray vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Murray 1-0 Etcheverry<\/p>\n<p>It has been an up-and-down season for 36-year-old Andy Murray. Despite cracking back into the top 40 for the first time since 2017, Murray has reached just one ATP quarterfinal this year. He can reach No. 2 when he squares off against Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Basel. The young Argentine snapped a three-match losing streak with a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win over Sebastian Korda in Round 1. Etcheverry&#8217;s serve has been a massive weapon for him this year, but I expect Murray to be able to somewhat neutralize that strength. Give me the Brit in three.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Murray in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"gE7lQgsgT-duxlnDLKH7hQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1717568845\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gE7lQgsgT-duxlnDLKH7hQ',sig:'XU8JQe0Dd1AygEeX1KeaU22mthgb3Poc-WyeS6-nmBw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1717568845',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Jan-Lennard Struff vs Hubert Hurkacz<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Struff 2-0 Hurkacz<\/p>\n<p>Both Jan-Lennard Struff and Hubert Hurkacz picked up a close, two-set victory in Round 1. They will square off for the second time this year after the German got the better of Hurkacz 3-6 6-3 6-3 earlier this year in Stuttgart. Since that battle in mid-June, Struff holds a 3-6 record. Hurkacz, on the other, won the Shanghai Masters earlier this month and comes into this match with supreme confidence. Expect a few tiebreaks, but I give the Pole the edge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Hurkacz in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=4013 type=cta]<\/p>\n<h4>Taylor Fritz vs Max Purcell<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz gets his Basel campaign underway against Max Purcell. The American is fighting for a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals and needs a strong result this week in Switzerland. When in form, Purcell provides a tricky matchup for anyone on Tour. We saw him go on an 11-2 run in August, including a trip to the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals. That said, the 25-year-old Aussie is just 1-7 in his last eight matches. Fritz should cruise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Fritz in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Yannick Peterhans &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 3 at ATP Basel provides many intriguing storylines as some of the best players in the world take the court in the third-largest city in Switzerland. Taylor Fritz, looking to secure a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals, opens his tournament against Max Purcell. 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