Overview
- The tournament runs October 20–26 in Basel and shares the calendar with Vienna as the year’s last ATP 500.
- Ben Shelton and 18-year-old Joao Fonseca won their opening matches, while 2024 champion Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has exited.
- Top seed Taylor Fritz is slated to face Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot on Wednesday, with Marin Cilic in the bottom half and a potential Shelton–Fonseca semifinal in play.
- Total prize money stands at €2,523,045, with the winner taking €471,825 and 500 points that could influence ATP Finals qualification battles, including Félix Auger-Aliassime’s chase.
- Viewing varies by market: Sky Sports covers several European countries, Tennis Channel airs matches in the U.S. and Spain, TSN carries coverage in Canada, and early play starts at noon local time (6 a.m. ET).