Swiss Indoors: Ruud sees off Bublik threat in first round

Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, moved into the second round of the Swiss Indoors by winning against Kazakh Alexander Bublik 7-6 (5), 6-2 at the Halle Saint-Jacques in Basel on Wednesday.

After Bublik prevailed at the European Open on the weekend, the Kazakh was unable to back up his third ATP title with a win in Basel, falling to world No 8 Casper Ruud in the first round. Bublik’s first serve was less reliable than it was in Antwerp last week, winning only 80 percent of first serve points and coughing up 12 double faults in the one hour, 48 minute loss.

Ruud, ranked No 8, will play Swiss wildcard Dominic Stricker next.

Basel ATP500, other first-round results (Halle Saint-Jacques, EUR 2.196.000, most recent results first):

• Leandro Riedi vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Taylor Fritz (3) beat Max Purcell: 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4)
• Ugo Humbert beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Alexander Shevchenko (Q) beat Stan Wawrinka: 6-3, 7-6 (8)
• Nicolas Jarry (7) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-4
• Holger Rune (1) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Alex De Minaur (5) beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-4, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (4) beat Dusan Lajovic: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Dominic Stricker beat Benjamin Hassan (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Thiago Seyboth Wild (LL): 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Sebastian Korda (8): 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
• Botic van de Zandschulp (Q) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-2
• Andy Murray beat Yannick Hanfmann: 7-5, 6-4
• Jan-Lennard Struff beat Christopher Eubanks: 7-6 (7), 6-4
• Sebastian Baez beat Christopher O’Connell (Q): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3