Nikoloz Basilashvili and Fabio Fognini will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:30 pm on STADIUM 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Fabio Fognini who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Fabio Fognini is the pick to win this match.
Fabio Fognini -> 1.43
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 2.92
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Prediction and head to head Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Fabio Fognini
This will be the 2nd time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Fabio Fognini play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fognini (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Fognini won 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2021.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 18-11 | 8-8 | 3-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20, the Georgean will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Munich where he lost 7-6(5) 6-2 to Kecmanovic in the quarter on the 29th of April.
Nikoloz has a compiled 4-13 win-loss record in 2022, 1-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Basilashvili’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Doha.
Talking about his overall career, Basilashvili has an overall 376-322 record. He has a positive 137-105 record on clay.
Previously in Madrid
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2019 and 2021. See his history.
Fabio Fognini
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-15 | 1-3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-28 | 7-10 | 23-12 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-23 | 0-8 | 23-12 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-26 | 10-9 | 12-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-24 | 12-12 | 7-8 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Fognini will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Belgrade where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Rublev in the semifinal on the 23rd of April.
Fognini has an aggregate 11-7 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Fabio’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro and Belgrade.
In terms of his career, The Italian has an overall 617-452 record. He has a positive 419-244 record on clay.
Previously in Madrid
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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