There are eight first round matches on Tuesday’s Swiss Indoors Basel schedule, including five on Centre Court. An action-packed day features No. 2 seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic, No. 6 seed Marin Cilic, former World No. 3 and 2002 winner David Nalbandian and Swiss No. 3 Marco Chiudinelli.

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In the first match on Centre Court, Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia looks for his second win in as many meetings against Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. Both players are making their main draw debut in Basel and both have reached an ATP World Tour final this season, Tipsarevic in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Istomin in New Haven.

In the second match, Frenchman Richard Gasquet aims for his second win against Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei, the top Asian player ranked a career-high No. 33 on the ATP World Tour. Gasquet reached the quarter-finals in his debut here last year while Lu is making his first appearance in Basel.

In the third match, Djokovic brings a 2-1 lead against 22-year-old Latvian Ernests Gulbis, who is making his Basel debut. Gulbis won the last meeting in the first round of Brisbane in January 2009. Gulbis captured his first ATP World Tour title in Delray Beach in February and Djokovic is 2-1 in finals this year.

In the evening session, Chiudinelli and Cilic square off the first time. Chiudinelli reached his first ATP World Tour semi-final in Basel last year and Cilic has repeated titles in Chennai in January and Zagreb in February.

In the final match, Czech qualifier Jan Hajek meets Nalbandian for the first time. Nalbandian has enjoyed success in Basel with a 22-5 match record, winning the title in 2002 and reaching the final three other times (2003-04, ’08).

TUESDAY FIRST ROUND HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play by Court

Centre Court

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs Denis Istomin (UZB) Tipsarevic Leads 1-0
09 SRB vs. UZB WG Play-off (Serbia) Hard RR Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-4
Other Meeting:
06 Samarkand CH (Uzbekistan) Clay SF Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-1

Tipsarevic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: s-Hertogenbosch (l Stakhovsky); SF: Chennai (l Cilic); Los Angeles (l Querrey); QF: Dubai (l Youzhny); Washington (l Cilic); St. Petersburg (l Kukushkin)
YTD W-L: 24-21
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: June 22, 1984
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 46

• Tipsarevic, 26, the No. 3 Serb (behind No. 3 Djokovic, No. 32 Troicki), has reached the quarter-finals or better six times on the ATP World Tour this season…His best result was a runner-up in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Stakhovsky) in June… Also a semi-finalist in the first week of the year in Chennai (l. to Cilic) and in Los Angeles in late July (l. to Querrey), both eventual winners
• He enters Basel for the first time with a 24-21 match record on the year (20-16 on hard) and last week reached the quarter-finals in St. Petersburg (l. to eventual champ Kukushkin)
• He has helped his country advance to the Davis Cup final for the first time and they will host France in December…In the semi-finals in September, he defeated No. 7-ranked Berdych in the second rubber and beat Stepanek in fifth and decisive rubber
• He got married in Belgrade on July 4 (wife, Biljana)

Istomin FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: New Haven (l Stakhovsky); SF: San Jose (l Verdasco); Eastbourne (l Garcia-Lopez); Moscow (l Baghdatis); QF: Hamburg (l Golubev)
YTD W-L: 32-27
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: September 7, 1986
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 43

• Istomin, 24, the top player from Uzbekistan, is making his tournament debut…He comes in with a 32-27 match record (20-17 on hard) on the season
• In August prior to the US Open he advanced to his first ATP World Tour final in New Haven (l. to Stakhovsky)…Afterwards he reached a career-high No. 39 on Aug. 30…He is No. 43 this week
• He also was a semi-finalist in San Jose (l. to Verdasco) in February, in Eastbourne (l. to Garcia-Lopez) in June and in Moscow (l. to Baghdatis) two weeks ago…In July, he reached the quarter-finals in Hamburg (l. to eventual champ Golubev)
• In January he reached the third round at the Australian Open (d. Chardy, Berrer, l. to No. 3 Djokovic) and at the last Grand Slam at Wimbledon also reached third round (d. Wawrinka, Schuettler, l. to eventual runner-up Berdych, all in five sets)
• Born in Orenburg, Russia and used to reside in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and now lives in Moscow

Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) vs Richard Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet Leads 1-0
08 Beijing (China) Hard R16 Richard Gasquet 7-5 6-1

Lu FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Johannesburg (l Monfils); Wimbledon (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 15-19
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: August 14, 1983
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 33

• Lu, 27,  the top Asian player on the ATP World Tour, is ranked a career-high No. 33 this week…He is making his first main draw appearance in Basel…Has a 15-19 match record on the season (10-15 on hard courts)
• His best results are the quarter-finals in Johannesburg in February (l. to Monfils) and at Wimbledon (d. No. 7 Roddick 9-7 in fifth set, l. to Djokovic) in July…He was the first Asian player to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon since Shuzo Matsuoka at Wimbledon in 1995
• Prior to Wimbledon, won Athens Challenger (d. Schuettler) in April and runner-up at Busan Challenger in May (l. to Lim)…Since Wimbledon, his best ATP World Tour result was the 3rd Rd. in Toronto (l. to Kohlschreiber) and won second Challenger title in Seoul on Oct. 24 (d. Anderson)…Has 18-4 mark
• Has never reached an ATP World Tour singles final but has reached three in doubles, winning one title and runner-up twice…In opening week of the season, reached final in Chennai (w/Granollers)
• Nicknamed himself Randy since his English teacher had a difficult time with his first name (so Lu chose that name)

Gasquet FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Nice (d Verdasco); F: Sydney (l Baghdatis); Gstaad (l Almagro); SF: Metz (W/O vs Zverev); QF: Brisbane (l Roddick); Casablanca (l Hanescu); Belgrade (l Isner)
YTD W-L: 35-20
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 6
Date of Birth: June 18, 1986
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 27

• Gasquet, 24, is making his second straight appearance in Basel and last year reached the quarter-finals…The No. 3 Frenchman (behind No. 13 Tsonga, No. 14 Monfils) has advanced to the quarter-finals or better seven times this season and he comes in with a 35-20 match record (17-12 on hard)
• He advanced to the final in Sydney (l. to Baghdatis) in January, won his sixth career ATP World Tour title in Nice (d. No. 9 Verdasco) in May and was runner-up in Gstaad (l. to Almagro) on Aug. 1
• He also was a semi-finalist in Metz (withdrew due to illness) in late September
• He is one of four Frenchmen (Michael Llodra-2, Gael Monfils-1, Gilles Simon-1) to win an ATP World Tour title this year

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) Djokovic Leads 2-1
08 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Novak Djokovic 7-5 7-6(3)  7-5
08 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati  Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4
09 Brisbane (Australia) Hard R32 Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4

Gulbis FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Delray Beach (d Karlovic); SF: Memphis (l Querrey); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Nadal); QF: Doha (l Federer); Barcelona (l Verdasco); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Federer); Bangkok (l Garcia-Lopez)
YTD W-L: 29-18
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: August 30, 1988
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 26

• Gulbis, 22, enters the Basel main draw for the first time with a 29-18 match record on the season (16-13 on hard) and he’s advanced to the quarter-finals or better seven times on the ATP World Tour this year…He ranked a career-high No. 24 two weeks ago (on Oct. 18) and this week is No. 26
• His 29 match wins is a personal-best, surpassing his previous high of 24 two years ago (24-22)
• In February, he did not drop a set en route to his first ATP World Tour title in Delray Beach (d. Karlovic)…He became first Latvian to win an ATP World Tour singles crown
• In May, he reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final in Rome where he defeated No. 1 Federer in second round (on seventh match pt.) before losing to Nadal in semi-finals…The previous week he reached the quarters in Barcelona where he lost to eventual champ Verdasco…He also was a quarter-finalist at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Federer)
• He retired in the first round at Roland Garros on May 23 with a right hamstring injury and was sidelined over two months before returning week of July 26 in Los Angeles where he lost in n 2nd Rd.
• Since coming back, his best results were 3rd Rd. at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to No. 4 Murray in third set tie-break) and quarter-finals last month in Bangkok (l. to Garcia-Lopez)

Djokovic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Dubai (d Youzhny); Beijing (d Ferrer); F: US Open (l Nadal); SF: Rotterdam (l Youzhny); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Verdasco); Wimbledon (l Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Federer); QF: Australian Open (l Tsonga); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l Verdasco); Belgrade (l Krajinovic); Roland Garros (l Melzer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 52-14
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 18
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 3

• Djokovic, 23, the World No. 3 and reigning champion, enters with a 52-14 match record on the season  (34-8 on hard), his fourth straight year of 50-plus match wins
• He is making his second showing in Basel and last year defeated Federer in the final in three sets
• In his most recent action, reached semi-finals at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Federer) and week before repeated title in Beijing (d. Ferrer)…Both of his titles have been repeat efforts on a Monday…In March he won in Dubai (d. Youzhny) in a rain-delayed final…He is 2-1 in finals this season
• On Sept. 13 (also a Monday), he was runner-up at the US Open (l. to Nadal) after defeating Federer in a five-set semi-final (saved two match points)
• After reaching the US Open final, he helped lead his country to a 3-2 Davis Cup semi-final victory over the Czech Republic by winning in four sets over Berdych in the fourth rubber…Tipsarevic won the fifth and decisive rubber (d. Stepanek)…Serbia will host France in the final in December
• He opened the season with a quarter-final at the Australian Open (l. to Tsonga in five sets) and moved to a career-high No. 2 on Feb. 1…Has ranked No. 2 for a total of 26 weeks, 15 straight from Feb. 1-May 10 and then returned to No. 2 on July 5 after Wimbledon (for six weeks) before slipping to No. 3 on Aug. 16…He regained No. 2 after the US Open final on Sept. 13

(WC) Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) vs (6) Marin Cilic (CRO)  First Meeting

Chiudinelli FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Stuttgart (l Gimeno-Traver)
YTD W-L: 14-28
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: September 10, 1981
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 76

• Chiudinelli, 29, is playing in his 25th ATP World Tour level tournament of the year and has a 14-28 match record (7-15 on hard)…He has won back-to-back matches twice, reaching quarter-finals in Stuttgart (l. to Gimeno-Traver) in July and 3rd Rd. at Washington (l. to Nalbandian) in August
• The Swiss No. 3 is making his sixth appearance in Basel (4-5 record) and last year he advanced to the semi-finals (l. to Federer)
• He reached a career-high ranking of No. 52 on February 22 earlier this year…He is No. 76 this week
• He earned 2009 ATP Comeback Player of the Year after climbing from No. 779 in 2008 to No. 56 last year...He underwent left knee surgery on Nov. 14, 2007 and didn't return to competition until August ‘08

Cilic FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Chennai (d Wawrinka); Zagreb (d Berrer); F: Munich (l Youzhny); SF: Australian Open (l Murray); Washington (l Nalbandian); QF: Dubai (l Melzer); Metz (l Kohlschreiber); Vienna (l Haider-Maurer)
YTD W-L: 38-20
YTD Titles: 2
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: September 28, 1988
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 15

• Cilic, 22, enters with a 38-20 match record on the season, including a 28-13 mark on hard courts…He jumped off to an 18-2 start through first week of March but since mid-March is only 20-18…Last week he reached his eighth quarter-final (or better) in Vienna, losing to Andreas Haider-Maurer 76(1) 64
• The top Croat is making his second straight appearance in Basel and last year he reached the quarter-finals (l. to Stepanek in three sets)
• Has a 2-1 record in ATP World Tour finals this season...He opened the year with a repeat title in Chennai (d. Wawrinka) and the following month he won title again on home soil in Zagreb (d. Berrer)...He also advanced to his first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open (d. Roddick, l. to Murray) and afterwards broke into the Top 10 on Feb. 1…He reached a career-high No. 9 on Feb. 22 and spent 11 consecutive weeks in Top 10, peaking at No. 9 for eight of them

(Q) Jan Hajek (CZE) vs David Nalbandian (ARG)   First Meeting

Hajek FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
QF: Munich (l Youzhny)
YTD W-L: 13-20
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: August 7, 1983
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 94
• Hajek, 27, qualified into the main draw over the weekend with a pair of wins…This is his first main draw showing in Basel since losing to countryman Jiri Novak four years ago
• He enters with a 13-20 match record on the season (4-10 on hard) and his best ATP World Tour result came on clay in May when he reached the quarter-finals in Munich (l. to Youzhny)
• In occasional Challenger play, has compiled an 8-4 record with title in Prostejov, Czech Republic in June (d. Stepanek)
• He is ranked No. 94 this week and he is trying to finish in the Top 100 for the second time in his career (No. 76 in 2006)

Nalbandian FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Washington (d Baghdatis); QF: Buenos Aires (W/O vs Montanes); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto (l Murray)
YTD W-L: 25-8
YTD Titles: 1/Career Titles: 11
Date of Birth: January 1, 1982
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 29

• Nalbandian, 28, the No. 2 Argentine (behind No. 25 Monaco) on the ATP World Tour, enters with a  25-8 match record on the season (20-7 on hard)…This is his eighth appearance in Basel (22-5 record) and he captured the title in 2002 (d. Gonzalez) and runner-up in 2003 (W/O vs.Coria), ’04 (l. to Novak) and ’08 (l. to Federer)
• In August he earned his 11th career ATP World Tour title in Washington (d. Baghdatis)…He entered as a wild card ranked No. 117 and he dropped only one set in six matches en route to his first ATP World Tour title on U.S. soil…Afterwards, jumped to No. 45
• His career-best 11-match winning streak came to an end with his quarter-final loss to eventual champ Andy Murray at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto…During his run he posted wins over six Top 25 opponents, including No. 6 Davydenko in Davis Cup and No. 5 Soderling in Toronto
• Earlier in the season he reached the quarter-finals in Buenos Aires (w/o to Montanes) in February and Monte Carlo (l. to Djokovic) in April
• He returned to action in February after nine months out (hip surgery); also missed over two months between April and July (hamstring injury); returned for Davis Cup in July and beat Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in fifth and decisive rubber in quarter-finals…In March, also won fifth and decisive rubber over Sweden’s Andreas Vinciguerra in first round tie…In semi-finals, lost to France’s Monfils in 2nd rubber
• Has missed last six Grand Slams (last one played was 2009 Australian Open - upset by Lu in 2nd Rd.)

Court 2

Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs (LL) Karol Beck (SVK)  First ATP Meeting
Other Meeting:
08 Vienna Q (Austria) Hard Q Santiago Giraldo 6-2 7-6(7)

Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Michael Berrer (GER)   Berrer Leads 2-0
08 Heilbronn CH (Germany) Carpet R32 Michael Berrer 5-7 7-5 6-4
10 Zagreb (Croatia) Hard QF Michael Berrer 6-4 6-3
Other Meeting:
06 Aachen CH (Germany) Carpet R32 Michael Berrer 6-3 6-3

Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs Andrey Golubev (KAZ)   First Meeting