Two of the world's top tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, are confirmed to appear in the ATP 500 tournament in Europe at the end of October after receiving wild card facilities for the Swiss Indoors Basel in Switzerland and the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, respectively.
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Djokovic will compete in Basel from October 26 to November 1, 2026. The 39-year-old Serbian tennis player will return to the tournament for the first time since 2011.
According to ATP win/loss records, Djokovic has 12 wins and two losses in Basel. He won the tournament in 2009, defeating host Roger Federer in the final.
Djokovic comes to Basel in positive form after winning his 102nd career tour-level title in Beijing in early October. In the final, he defeated Australian Alex de Minaur to secure his first title of the season.
Besides chasing the title in Basel, Djokovic is also trying to secure a ticket to the season-ending tournament, the 2026 ATP Finals, for the 17th time.
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