Basel 2025 Day 2: Men's singles predictions ft. Denis Shapovalov vs Marcos Giron, Reilly Opelka vs Sebastian Baez

Day 2 (Tuesday, October 21) of the Swiss Indoors 2025 in Basel will see the continuation of the first-round matches. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Jenson Brooksby and Jaume Munar were among the winners on the first day of the tournament.

All of them won their matches in straight sets. Jakub Mensik, on the other hand, was pushed to three sets by home hope Henry Bernet but managed to prevail in the end.

More players will now aim to join them in the second round on Tuesday. On that note, here are the predictions for all the matches set for Day 2 of the Swiss Indoors 2025:

#1. Denis Shapovalov vs Marcos Giron

Shapovalov has won two titles this year, first at the Dallas Open and then at the Los Cabos Open. However, he has been quite inconsistent despite his triumphs and has a 24-20 record this year. He took part in last week's Stockholm Open and lost to eventual champion Casper Ruud in the semifinals.

Giron has a 21-24 record this season. Quarterfinals in Acapulco, Adelaide, Delray Beach, Eastbourne, and Chengdu are the highlights of his year. He was in action at last week's European Open and went out in the second round with a three-set loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Giron leads Shapovalov 3-1 in their head-to-head. However, two of his wins have come on clay, and they're tied 1-1 on hardcourts. The Canadian won their most recent match on hardcourts in Acapulco this year, and the fast conditions in Basel could help him score his second win in this rivlary.

Predicted winner: Denis Shapovalov to win in straight sets.

#2. Reilly Opelka vs Sebastian Baez

Sebastian Baez at the European Open 2025. (Photo: Getty)

Opelka came through the qualifying rounds to book his spot in the Swiss Indoors main draw. He has compiled a 23-21 record for the season, although he has lost his last five matches at the main draw level. He made the semifinals in his only prior appearance in Basel in 2019.

Baez has been in a slump as well, having lost five of his last six matches. He has a 17-22 record this year but only three of those wins have come on hardcourts. Furthermore, he has won only one match from his three previous appearances at the Swiss Indoors. Considering Baez's poor record at the venue as well as on hardcourts this year, Opelka will be the favorite to win this match despite his own struggles.

Predicted winner: Reilly Opelka to win in straight sets.

#3. Marin Cilic vs David Goffin

Predicted winner: Marin Cilic to win in straight sets.

#4. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Joao Fonseca

Predicted winner: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win in three sets.

#5. Arthur Rinderknech vs Raphael Collignon

Predicted winner: Arthur Rinderknech to win in straight sets.

#6. Stan Wawrinka vs Miomir Kecmanovic

Predicted winner: Miomir Kecmanovic to win in three sets.

#7. Ben Shelton vs Kamil Majchrzak

Predicted winner: Ben Shelton to win in straight sets.

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