{"id":2227171,"date":"2026-10-29T21:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227171"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:11:01","slug":"novak-djokovic-ranking-points-and-prize-money-as-basel-open-loss-dents-atp-finals-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227171","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic ranking points and prize money as Basel Open loss dents ATP Finals chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Novak Djokovic ranking points and prize money as Basel Open loss dents ATP Finals chances<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/richie-mills\">Richie Mills<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"29 Oct 2026 9:11 PM\" data-ps-date=\"29 Oct 2026 9:11 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1793308261\"><br \/>\n                            29 Oct 2026 9:11 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n<div class=\"gps-btn gps-btn-sm\">\n<div class=\"hidden dark:block\" data-theme=\"dark\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dark:hidden\" data-theme=\"light\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <a 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!text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jan-Lennard Struff beat Novak Djokovic at the Basel Open                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Jan-Lennard Struff made it ninth time\u2019s the charm after knocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> out of the Basel Open in the second round on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the contest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jan-lennard-struff\">Struff<\/a> was well aware of his losing 0-8 record against the 39-year-old, whom he declared the greatest player of all time.<\/p>\n<p>He told the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/struff-feature-djokovic-basel-2026\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a>, \u201cOne is the GOAT, so it\u2019s nice to have the opportunity to maybe play against him. He needs to win his match first, because Humbert is a great player as well. Against Novak, my head-to-head record isn\u2019t that great. But whose head-to-head record is great against Novak? It would be a pleasure to play against him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite owning their head-to-head, Djokovic was wary of the 6ft 5in German, who is known for his big serve and booming groundstrokes.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cHe\u2019s been playing really well lately. He\u2019s always been a tough player on any surface. He\u2019s so tall and has one of the biggest serves. He loves to come in and be another guy who is super aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Tennis News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/bizarre-vienna-open-incident-alexander-zverev-no-1-ranking-jannik-sinner\">Bizarre Vienna Open incident delays Alexander Zverev from clinching No 1 ranking from Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/juan-carlos-ferrero-alexander-zverevs-professionalism-contrast-carlos-alcaraz\">Juan Carlos Ferrero questions Alexander Zverev\u2019s \u2018professionalism\u2019 in stark contrast to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And so it proved to be as Djokovic edged a tight first set on a tiebreak, before Struff broke the 24-time major winner right at the end of the second to force a decider.<\/p>\n<p>Both players earned and saved break points in the third set, and against the odds, it was the 36-year-old who claimed his first victory over Djokovic in a 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (5) triumph in two hours and 36 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this result, Djokovic now faces a tall order to qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP<\/a> Finals next month. He is 11th in the Race to Turin with 2,890 points, with Alex De Minaur 40 points ahead of him in 10th.<\/p>\n<p>In light of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-2026-season-over-injury-update\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s season-ending knee injury<\/a>, the ninth-placed player can qualify for Turin, with Rafael Jodar currently in the last qualification spot on 3,184 points.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic may find himself slipping down the rankings this week as Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul could both overhaul him if they have deep runs in Basel and Vienna, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Serb will now likely have to win the Paris Masters or go far at the tournament and hope his rivals slip up in the French capital to qualify for the season-ending event. Djokovic had set his sights on qualifying for the ATP Finals but this Struff loss is a real hammer blow.<\/p>\n<p>In regard to his prize money for this week, Djokovic pockets \u20ac37,790 (\u00a331,566) and a meagre 50 ranking points. Struff will now face Nuno Borges in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/what-was-stan-wawrinka-record-novak-djokovic-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-andy-murray\">What was Stan Wawrinka\u2019s record vs. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal &amp; Andy Murray?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic ranking points and prize money as Basel Open loss dents ATP Finals chances Richie Mills 29 Oct 2026 9:11 PM Jan-Lennard Struff beat Novak Djokovic at the Basel Open Jan-Lennard Struff made it ninth time\u2019s the charm after knocking Novak Djokovic out of the Basel Open in the second round on Thursday night. 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