Overview
- The Swiss Indoors Basel ATP 500 main draw sets world No. 45 João Fonseca against No. 37 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the 32-player indoor event running Oct. 20–26.
- It will be their first meeting, with the Frenchman arriving as the event’s reigning champion and the holder of Wimbledon’s fastest recorded serve at 246 km/h.
- If he advances, the draw projects a second-round match with Jakub Mensik or Swiss wildcard Henry Bernet and a potential quarterfinal against Holger Rune.
- Fonseca will also play doubles, partnering Rafael Matos against invited French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
- The specific match time is yet to be announced, and Basel serves as a tune-up before the Paris Masters starts on Oct. 27.