Facundo Diaz Acosta and Nikoloz Basilashvili will square off in the 2nd round of the Almaty Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on Court 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikoloz Basilashvili who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikoloz Basilashvili is the pick to win this match.
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 1.39
Facundo Diaz Acosta -> 2.97
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
There is no head to head record between Facundo Diaz Acosta and Nikoloz Basilashvili since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Facundo Diaz Acosta
50 - 20win/loss
71
47
WLLLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50-20 | 1-5 | 48-14 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 23-21 | 6-5 | 17-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 19-22 | 3-8 | 16-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-25 | 4-4 | 46-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-21 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 71, Diaz Acosta reached the 2nd round after beating Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-7(3) 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round against Agustin Tirante, Facundo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-1 6-4). During the match, Diaz Acosta scored 104 points vs Agustin Tirante’s 82. Diaz Acosta was quite aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Diaz Acosta managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Facundo Diaz Acosta was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (49/63) of his 1st serve and 69% (18/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Agustin Tirante 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Diaz Acosta has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (281-175). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Diaz Acosta has a compiled 1-3 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Tigre 2 Challenger where he beat Miguel Damas in the final 1-6 6-3 6-0 and the Sao Leopoldo Challenger where he defeated Hugo Dellien in the final 5-7 6-2 6-4 and the Francavilla Challenger where he defeated Gustavo Heide in the final 5-7 6-1 6-2 and the Milan Challenger where he defeated Marco Cecchinato in the final 6-7(0) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) and the San Marino Challenger where he overcame Mili Poljicak in the final 6-1 6-4 and the Seville Challenger where he defeated Dusan Lajovic in the final 6-2 6-1.
The Argentine has a composed 50-20 win-loss record in 2026, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Almaty
Diaz Acosta has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
29 - 30win/loss
128
16
WWWLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-30 | 11-12 | 12-12 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-29 | 18-13 | 9-10 | 9-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-32 | 11-8 | 27-15 | 13-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-19 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-31 | 3-11 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128, the Georgean reached the 2nd round after beating Taro Daniel 6-2 7-5, Adam Walton 6-4 7-6(4) and Marin Cilic 6-2 7-5.
In the 1st round, Nikoloz had a good straight sets win against Cilic (6-2 7-5). During the match Basilashvili scored 67 points vs Cilic’s 55. Nikoloz was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Basilashvili managed to score 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nikoloz Basilashvili lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Basilashvili put 56% of his first serves in, winning 78% (25/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Georgean broke Cilic 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
The Georgean has an overall 29-30 win-loss record in 2026, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diaz Acosta | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 63 |
| Pts | 104-82 | 217-177 |
| Total Points | 186 | 394 |
| Winners | 49 | 88 |
| %Winners | 47% | 41% |
Diaz Acosta played 1 match while Basilashvili competed in 3 matches. Basilashvili started his run from the qualifications while Diaz Acosta had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Facundo Diaz Acosta conceded 1 set while Nikoloz Basilashvili hasn’t dropped a set so far. Diaz Acosta has played 3 set(s) less than Basilashvili (3 vs 6). Therefore, Diaz Acosta played 33 games less than Basilashvili. The Argentine scored 49 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Georgean bagged 88 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diaz Acosta | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 31 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 10.3 |
| 1st in | 63/89 | 107/179 |
| %1st in | 71% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 49/63 | 88/107 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 18/26 | 39/72 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 54% |
Diaz Acosta fired 4 aces . Basilashvili bagged 31 aces (10.3 per match). Diaz Acosta won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diaz Acosta | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 10 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 10/27 |
| % Converted | 75% | 37% |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 |
The Argentine broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Argentine was rock solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 5 break points. Nikoloz broke his opponents 10 times with a 37% conversion rate. Basilashvili conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diaz Acosta | |||
| R1 Agustin Tirante |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 104-82 | 104-82 | |
| Total points | 186 | 186 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 63/89 | 63/89 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 49/63 | 49/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/26 | 18/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Basilashvili | |||||
| Q1 Daniel |
Q3 Walton |
R1 Cilic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-4 7-64 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 20 | 63 | |
| pts | 68-48 | 82-74 | 67-55 | 217-177 | |
| Total points | 116 | 156 | 122 | 394 | |
| Winners | 32 | 31 | 25 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/56 | 39/66 | 32/57 | 107/179 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 59% | 56% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 32/36 | 31/39 | 25/32 | 88/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 79% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/20 | 19/27 | 12/25 | 39/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 70% | 48% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 1/12 | 5/9 | 10/27 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 8% | 56% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 60% | 110% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Almaty
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander Donski/Filip PieczonkaDonski/Filip Pieczonka – Arthur Reymond/Luca SanchezReymond/Luca Sanchez (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-73 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis (7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Jason Murray Kubler/John PeersMurray Kubler/John Peers – Luciano Darderi/Tomas Martin EtcheverryDarderi/Tomas Martin Etcheverry (4-6 7-68 10-5) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-64 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Marin CilicCilic (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Andrey RublevRublev (1-4) – H2H and prediction
- James DuckworthDuckworth – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Timofey SkatovSkatov (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (0-0) – H2H and prediction
