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Andy Murray could face world No 1 Novak Djokovic if he overcomes Yannick Hanfmann at Geneva Open

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Andy Murray could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Geneva Open this week; you can watch all the action from the Geneva Open exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis

Andy Murray could face world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round of this week’s Geneva Open should he defeat German Yannick Hanfmann on Monday.

Djokovic, who suffered a shock defeat to in-form Chilean Alejandro Tabilo at the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome last week, will try to get back on track in Geneva, where he is making his tournament debut.

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Djokovic leads the field in Geneva where he will chase his 99th tour-level title, with two-time champion Casper Ruud also competing. Third seed Taylor Fritz and fourth seed Ben Shelton are also playing.

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Ruud will open against Australian Rinky Hijikata or a qualifier. The Norwegian owns a 9-1 record at the ATP 250 event and last year lost in the quarter-finals to Nicolas Jarry.

Third seed Fritz will begin his tournament against fellow American Alex Michelsen or a qualifier

Another American, fourth seed Shelton, will play Flavio Cobolli or Aslan Karatsev in the second round.

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There’s a first-round clash between sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor and Christopher Eubanks.

The Dutchman is the first seeded opponent Djokovic could face in the quarter-finals.

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