{"id":61358,"date":"2023-10-24T12:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=61358"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:26:51","slug":"atp-basel-day-3-predictions-ruud-bublik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/10\/24\/atp-basel-day-3-predictions-ruud-bublik\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Basel Day 3 Predictions Including Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik"},"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. Casper Ruud, looking to secure a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals, opens his tournament against Alexander Bublik. 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-fritz-purcell\/\" 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>Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Leandro Riedi<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>2023 has been a nightmare for Felix Auger-Aliassime. His 16-20 tour-level record has him at No. 53 in the Race to Turin. 21-year-old Swiss Wildcard Leandro Riedi looks to take advantage of the Canadian&#8217;s poor form when they square off at ATP Basel. Riedi is 1-6 in his tour-level career but did push Hubert Hurkacz to three sets earlier this year. I&#8217;ll roll with the home countryman. The crowd will be behind him, and FAA may want to flip the page to 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Riedi in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"HafoxwUYSmFKf86_RPlSrA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1668667638\" 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:'HafoxwUYSmFKf86_RPlSrA',sig:'d2u9qjL5KHOuWdw8MK576fTdaLd3ZibWMfYLLfKkLfQ=',w:'594px',h:'378px',items:'1668667638',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ugo Humbert vs Marcos Giron<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Humbert 1-0 Giron<\/p>\n<p>Ugo Humbert has been playing terrific tennis over the last month. He is 6-2 over that span, with wins over Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, and Cameron Norrie. Marcos Giron is coming off a week where he advanced from qualifying to reach the Tokyo semifinals. This match sets up to be a high-level baseline encounter. Giron played two lefties in Tokyo and should be ready for Humbert&#8217;s spin. However, I give the Frenchman a slight edge due to his baseline consistency.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Humbert in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[cta id=4014 type=cta]<\/p>\n<h4>Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head:<\/strong> Ruud 5-1 Bublik<\/p>\n<p>We are in store for an incredible first-round battle in Basel as No. 2 seed Casper Ruud squares off against Alexander Bublik. Ruud is still very much in the hunt for a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals and needs a strong week in Basel. Bublik is coming off a title in Antwerp &#8211; the third of his career. Ruud has started to find his game as the season progresses, and I expect him to come out ready to fire, given his Tour Final aspirations.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Ruud in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke &#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. Casper Ruud, looking to secure a spot in the 2023 ATP Finals, opens his tournament against Alexander Bublik. 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