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The matchups in Vienna have been dynamite all week. And with most of the seeded players making Friday’s quarterfinals, that trend will continue.

Rublev v Zverev, a matchup of lifelong friends, almost feels old school these days.

The top four seeds have made it to the quarterfinals.

In Basel, No. 2 seed Casper Ruud is out – in a third-set tiebreak at the hands of local wild card (and rising young player) Dominic Stricker.

That’s a great opportunity for him, even if a lot of top players remain.

WTA Tour – Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 final results

(Basel and Vienna are six hours ahead of ET).

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Swiss Indoors Basel
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 23 – 29, 2023
Prize money: €2,345,955
Draws: S32 – 16

[6/WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def [Q] Alexander Shevchenko (RUS) 76 (2) 36 76 (1)

[1] Holger Rune (DEN) def Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 61 36 76 (6)
[4] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def. Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 67 (4) 64 64

Ugo Humbert (FRA) def [WC] Dominic Stricker (SUI) 64 26 62

Hugo Nys (MON) / Jan Zielinski (POL) def [1] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Austin Krajicek (USA) 63 36 [10-7]

[1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def [8] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 63 36 63
[2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def [7] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 63 64
[3] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) 61 67 (5) 63
[4] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def [WC] Borna Gojo (CRO) 76 (4) 75