Alexander Zverev and Nikoloz Basilashvili will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Olympics for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Court 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.118
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 7.3
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
This will be the 5th time that Alexander Zverev and Nikoloz Basilashvili face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 7-5 5-7 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Montreal back in 2019.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 5, Zverev reached the 3rd round after beating Yen-Hsun Lu 6-1 6-3 and Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Elahi Galan Riveros (6-2 6-2). During the match, Zverev scored 65 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s 41. Zverev was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev made 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Alexander Zverev was quite efficient on serve to win 87% (26/30) of his 1st serve and 75% (6/8) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The German broke Elahi Galan Riveros 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 62% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 65% of his matches (347-183). 11-4 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zverev has a composed125-68 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Acapulco where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 7-6(3) and in in Madrid where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3.
Zverev has an aggregate 29-11 win-loss record in 2021, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Olympics
Alexander has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Ranked no. 41, Basilashvili reached the 3rd round after defeating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-2 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Basilashvili defeated Sonego (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match Basilashvili scored 97 points vs Sonego’s 93. Nikoloz was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Basilashvili recorded 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Nikoloz Basilashvili was pretty efficient on serve to win 74% (31/42) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Basilashvili broke Sonego 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basilashvili started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in in Doha where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final 7-6(5) 6-2 and in in Munich where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 7-6(5).
The Georgean has a compiled 23-18 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 46 |
| Pts | 120-74 | 159-134 |
| Total Points | 194 | 293 |
| Winners | 48 | 51 |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% |
Both Zverev and Basilashvili played 2 matches. At the moment, Nikoloz Basilashvili dropped 1 set while Alexander Zverev hasn’t conceded a set so far. Zverev has played 1 set(s) less than Basilashvili (4 vs 5). Therefore, Zverev played 14 games less than Basilashvili. Alexander scored 48 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Basilashvili scored 51 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 10.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 56/81 | 65/128 |
| %1st in | 69% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 48/56 | 51/65 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 17/24 | 32/56 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 57% |
Zverev bagged 21 aces (10.5 per match). Basilashvili blasted 6 aces (3 per match). Zverev won 86% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 9/25 |
| % Converted | 47% | 36% |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 |
| Saved | 1 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
Alexander broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. Alexander was rock solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 1 break points. Basilashvili broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R1 Lu |
R2 Elahi Galan Riveros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| pts | 55-33 | 65-41 | 120-74 | |
| Total points | 88 | 106 | 194 | |
| Winners | 22 | 26 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 26/42 | 30/39 | 56/81 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 77% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 22/26 | 26/30 | 48/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 87% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 6/8 | 17/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 75% | 71% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/12 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 33% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Basilashvili | ||||
| R1 Carballes Baena |
R2 Sonego |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 29 | 46 | |
| pts | 62-41 | 97-93 | 159-134 | |
| Total points | 103 | 190 | 293 | |
| Winners | 20 | 31 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 23/43 | 42/85 | 65/128 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 49% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 31/42 | 51/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 74% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 20/38 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 5/11 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 45% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Tokyo
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Tomas MachacMachac (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Jeremy ChardyChardy – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Marcos GironGiron (7-65 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-74 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-74 6-3) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Lorenzo Musetti/Lorenzo SonegoMusetti/Lorenzo Sonego (7-5 6-75 10-7) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Sumit NagalNagal (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Max PurcellPurcell (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Marin CilicCilic (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-7(4) 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Marcos GironGiron (7-6(5) 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jeremy ChardyChardy – Liam BroadyBroady (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Kei NishikoriNishikori (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-0) – H2H and prediction
