Novak Djokovic to face Jan-Lennard Struff in Swiss Indoors Basel second round — TV and live-stream details

Novak Djokovic will meet Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round of the Swiss Indoors Basel on Thursday, October 29 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, with the match scheduled to start at 6:00 PM local time (10:30 PM IST); Djokovic arrives seeking momentum after coming from a set down to beat Ugo Humbert in the round of 32 and admitting he had been rusty in his first indoor match of the season.

Djokovic, seeded fourth in Basel, served effectively against Humbert — winning 71% of his first-serve points and hitting nine aces — but the slow start he showed in that match was described in the report as a lapse he cannot afford to repeat; the victory nevertheless kept his bid to climb the Race to Turin alive.

Jan-Lennard Struff has won five of his last six tour-level matches and opened his Basel campaign with a straight-sets victory over countryman Yannick Hanfmann in round one, with his big serve noted as a key weapon going into the second-round meeting.

The head-to-head between the pair is one-sided: Djokovic leads 8-0 ahead of what will be their ninth tour meeting, with their most recent encounter having come in the fourth round of the 2025 US Open.

Tactical observations included that Struff’s best hope is to hold serve comfortably and put pressure on Djokovic’s second serve, which won only 56% of its points against Humbert in the round of 32.

Broadcast and streaming arrangements listed Indian viewers can watch on Tennis TV and Fancode, with an additional listing naming FanCode and the Tennis Channel for India; UK coverage is available on Sky Sports and Discovery+, while US broadcasters include ESPN and Tennis Channel with streaming partners ESPN+ and Fubo, and fans worldwide were advised to follow their respective local broadcasters.

The second-round match will be played on the Centre Court of St. Jakobshalle on the indoor hard courts in Basel on October 29 at 6 pm local time (10:30 pm IST); the result will determine Djokovic’s immediate progress in the tournament and carry implications for his ongoing Race to Turin campaign.