Did Struff's Basel win just make Djokovic's Turin place harder?

It began in Basel, where Jan-Lennard Struff, ranked forty-seventh, beat Novak Djokovic in the round of sixteen. It was Struff's first win over the Serb, and he sealed it on his third match point.

Struff hit 27 aces, against 21 for Djokovic, and won the decider's tie-break. Djokovic was visibly frustrated during a talk with his coach in that set.

Djokovic came into Basel eleventh, 319 points behind Rafael Jodar, who holds the last qualifying place.

The top eight in the year's race reach the ATP Finals in Turin. With Jannik Sinner injured, the ninth-placed player in the race takes the final spot. Polsat expects Djokovic's position to become considerably harder after Thursday's loss.