It’s a US Open rematch in the Basel final.

World No. 1 Djokovic starts against either Nicolas Almagro or Gilles Muller, then likely facing No. 14 Dimitrov…No. 2 Murray will start against either Fernando Verdasco or a qualifier, then likely No. 13 Lucas Pouille…

Stan Wawrinka fell to qualifier Mischa Zverev in Basel.

Three former US Open champions are in action Friday in Basel.

Homegrown champ Stan Wawrinka is the top seed, and players Marin Cilic and David Goffin are looking to use Basel to boost their qualifying chances for the year-end championships at the Swiss Indoors next week.

It was the 31-year-old Tsonga’s first match since the US Open after knee surgery.

Potential tough starts for (1) Djokovic vs. the upset specialist Fognini, (14) Gasquet vs. last week’s China Open finalist Dimitrov, (12) Kyrgios vs. Querrey who beat Djokovic earlier this year, (4) Nadal vs. the Troicki/Rosol winner, (10) Ferrer vs. Lopez in an all-Spanish meeting, (11) Goffin vs. Del Potro, and (13) Pouille vs. Hot Sauce…

In what should be a highly entertaining match, Gael Monfils will clash with Nick Kyrgios for the first time at an ATP event.

Former champions Kei Nishikori and Tomas Berdych crashed out of Tokyo on Wednesday.

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal open fall play Tuesday in Beijing.

The field features three of the Top 10, in addition to US Open winner Marin Cilic and the enigmatic Nick Kyrgios…Tough start for (1) Nishikori against Almagro, who beat him a few years ago in Tokyo…

“It’s been a great weekend and I am at a loss for words to describe how I feel,” said Cilic. “I was really motivated for today’s match, having played with a lot of intensity all three days. I was aggressive and served very well, which I needed to in order to dictate the rallies. The crowd helped me stay focused throughout the match.”

Great Britain will have to win both matches Sunday in Davis Cup.

A Marin Cilic-Jack Sock rematch is on deck Friday at the US Open.

Novak Djokovic still doesn’t look himself out on court.