Wawrinka stunned Ruud while Murray came from behind against Safiullin in Basel

the swiss veteran Stan Wawrinkanumber 194 in the ATP rankings, shocked the Norwegian on Tuesday Casper Ruudthird racket on the circuit and second favorite, which he eliminated for the first time with a double 6-4 in the debut of both tennis players at the ATP 500 Tournament in Basel (Switzerland).

Motivated to play in front of his home crowd, the 37-year-old local player did enough to hold his serve and break his rival with just two break points that he needed to move on to a competition that awaits him next. that the american is round. Brandon Nakashimahangman in three sets by Belgian David Goffin.

In the first time the two players met, Wawrinka took the first set in 41 minutes after Ruud’s serve was broken in game seven. The Norwegian also gave up his serve in the ninth part of the second set after a 39-minute struggle and was unable to worry the Swiss, who took one hour and twenty minutes to reach the round of 16.

Additionally, in an epic match, Britain’s Andy Murray, who was on the ropes, came from behind against Russian Roman Safiullin to win 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 37 minutes and enter the round of 16.

Murray showed his fighting ability to come back from 1-4 down in the third set. He added his 26th victory of the season at the circuit to his most wins in a season since 2016, when he tallied 78.

In his first appearance in Basel since 2005, Murray will play in the round of 16 against the winner of tonight’s duel between the sixth-seeded Spaniard Robert Baptist, and Serbian Laslo Djere, from the former.

The Briton, world number 49, has spent 11 hours and 23 minutes on court in his last five matches, with four of the five going to deciding sets.

Alex Molcan also qualified for the second round by eliminating Mackenzie McDonald 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in two hours and 31 minutes. The Slovakian will face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the round of 16.