Denis Shapovalov and Nikoloz Basilashvili will square off in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 6:30 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 Denis Shapovalov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.444
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 2.86

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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Nikoloz Basilashvili fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Basilashvili (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Basilashvili won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Shanghai back in 2018.

Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
23
High
10
LLWWLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-22 14-11 2-5 9-3 1-3 0-0
2024 33-25 9-10 5-6 16-6 3-3 0-0
2023 13-13 6-6 3-3 0-1 4-3 0-0
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0

Ranked no. 16, Shapovalov got to the 2nd round after beating Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 3-6 6-3.

In the 1st round, The Canadian defeated Sonego (7-65 3-6 6-3). During the match, Shapovalov scored 110 points vs Sonego’s 105. Denis was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Shapovalov blasted 3 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Denis Shapovalov was exceptionally effective on serve to win 78% (43/55) of his 1st serve and 52% (25/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Denis broke Sonego twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).

Shapovalov has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (243-151). 2-1 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shapovalov has a compiled65-33 match record in the last 8 years on clay.

Shapovalov’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Dubai.

The Canadian has a composed 14-8 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Rome
Shapovalov's Record

Nikoloz Basilashvili

Nikoloz Basilashvili

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
109
High
16
LWWWLWWLWL
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. 25, the Georgean got to the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Evans 7-62 6-2.

In the 1st round, The Georgean had a good straight sets win against Evans (7-62 6-2). During the match Basilashvili scored 76 points vs Evans’s 60. The Georgean was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.

About the serving games, Basilashvili bagged 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nikoloz Basilashvili lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Basilashvili put 48% of his first serves in, winning 63% (22/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the 2nd serve. The Georgean broke Evans 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Nikoloz’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Doha.

Nikoloz has a compiled 6-14 win-loss record in 2022, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.

Rome
Basilashvili's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

D.Shapovalov
N.Basilashvili
!
3h:10
3h:10
Time on court​
1h:44
1h:44
!
3h:10
3h:10
Last match​
1h:44
1h:44
1
1
Match played
1
1
31
31
Games Played​
21
21
3
3
Set played​​
2
2
110
110
Total points​
76
76
110
110
Avg point​
76
76
43
43
Winners
22
22
43
43
Avg Winners​
22
22
39%
39%
Ratio winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
2
2
3
3
Avg Aces
2
2
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
!
7
7
Avg Double Faults
5
5
43/55
43/55
1st won total​
22/35
22/35
!
78%
78%
1st won %
63%
63%
25/48
25/48
2nd won total​
24/38
24/38
52%
52%
2nd won %
!
63%
63%
-- Break Points --
2/9
2/9
BP won
4/11
4/11
2/9
2/9
Avg BP won
4/11
4/11
!
22%
22%
Won
36%
36%
5
5
Conceded
4
4
5
5
Avg Conceded
4
4
2
2
Broken
2
2
2
2
Avg Broken
2
2
3
3
Saved
2
2

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Shapovalov Basilashvili
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 31 21
Pts 110-105 76-60
Total Points 215 136
Winners 43 22
%Winners 39% 29%

Both Shapovalov and Basilashvili played 1 match. At the moment, Denis Shapovalov lost 1 set while Nikoloz Basilashvili hasn’t lost a set so far. Shapovalov has played 1 set more than Basilashvili (3 vs 2). Therefore, Shapovalov played 10 games more than Basilashvili. The Canadian scored 43 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Georgean blasted 22 winners (29%).

Serve Performance

Serve Shapovalov Basilashvili
Aces 3 2
Avg per match 3 2
1st in 55/103 35/73
%1st in 53% 48%
1st pts 43/55 22/35
%1st pts 78% 63%
2nd pts 25/48 24/38
%2nd pts 52% 63%

Shapovalov struck 3 aces . Basilashvili scored 2 aces . Shapovalov won 78% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Shapovalov Basilashvili
Won 2 4
Converted 2/9 4/11
% Converted 22% 36%
Conceded 5 4
Saved 3 2
% Saved 60% 50%
Times Broken 2 2

The Canadian broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. Shapovalov dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Basilashvili broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Shapovalov
R1
Sonego
Total
Score 7-65 3-6 6-3
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 31 31
pts 110-105 110-105
Total points 215 215
Winners 43 43
%Winners 39% 39%
SERVE
Aces 3 3
Double Faults 7 7
1st in 55/103 55/103
% 1st in 53% 53%
1st pts 43/55 43/55
% 1st pts 78% 78%
2nd pts 25/48 25/48
% 2nd pts 52% 52%
Breaks
Won 2 2
Converted 2/9 2/9
Converted % 22% 22%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2
Basilashvili
R1
Evans
Total
Score 7-62 6-2
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 21 21
pts 76-60 76-60
Total points 136 136
Winners 22 22
%Winners 29% 29%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 5 5
1st in 35/73 35/73
% 1st in 48% 48%
1st pts 22/35 22/35
% 1st pts 63% 63%
2nd pts 24/38 24/38
% 2nd pts 63% 63%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/11 4/11
Converted % 36% 36%
Conceded 4 4
Saved 2/4 2
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 2 2

Tennis Scores in Rome

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