Nishesh Basavareddy and Zachary Svajda will play each other in the final of the Fairfield Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on TAD TAUBE COURT. 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 Zachary Svajda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zachary Svajda is the pick to win this match.
Zachary Svajda -> 1.5
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Zachary Svajda
This will be the 2nd time that Nishesh Basavareddy and Zachary Svajda face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Svajda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Svajda won 6-0 6-2 in the quarter in the Tiburon Challenger back in October 2023.
Nishesh Basavareddy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 12-6 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Nishesh reached the final after defeating Adam Walton 6-3 7-5, Federico Agustin Gomez 6-0 1-0 ret., Alex Michelsen 6-3 6-3 and Steve Johnson 3-6 7-5 6-3.
In the semifinal against Johnson, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-3). During the match, Basavareddy scored 94 points vs Johnson’s 84. The American was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Basavareddy scored 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Nishesh Basavareddy was extremely efficient on serve to win 73% (37/51) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The American broke Johnson 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Basavareddy has a winning win-loss record in the last 2 years having won 57% of his matches (12-9). 10-3 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Basavareddy has an overall11-5 match record in the last 2 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Fairfield Challenger.
Basavareddy has an aggregate 10-4 win-loss record in 2023, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Fairfield Challenger
Nishesh has never competed in this tournament before.
Zachary Svajda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-21 | 16-11 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-24 | 28-8 | 2-6 | 10-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-23 | 25-14 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-13 | 24-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 5-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 170, Zachary reached the final after beating Stefan Dostanic 6-3 5-7 7-64, Skander Mansouri 7-5 0-6 6-2, Brandon Holt 6-4 6-2 and Alexander Ritschard 6-3 6-1.
In the semifinal, Svajda had a good straight sets win against Ritschard (6-3 6-1). During the match Svajda scored 66 points vs Ritschard’s 49. Svajda was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Svajda fired 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zachary Svajda conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (25/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the 2nd serve. Svajda broke Ritschard 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Svajda has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Cary 2 Challenger where he overcame Rinky Hijikata in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 and the Tiburon Challenger where he beat Adam Walton in the final 6-2 6-2.
The American has an overall 43-22 win-loss record in 2023, 27-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Fairfield Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basavareddy | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 94 |
| Pts | 254-200 | 322-274 |
| Total Points | 454 | 596 |
| Winners | 92 | 126 |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% |
Both Basavareddy and Svajda played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nishesh Basavareddy lost 1 set, while Zachary Svajda lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Basavareddy and Svajda have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Basavareddy played 18 games less than Svajda. Nishesh scored 92 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Svajda recorded 126 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basavareddy | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 128/221 | 171/293 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 92/128 | 126/171 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 51/93 | 64/122 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Basavareddy scored 11 aces (2.8 per match). Svajda blasted 10 aces (2.5 per match). Basavareddy won 72% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Svajda won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Basavareddy | Svajda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 15 |
| Converted | 16/26 | 15/33 |
| % Converted | 62% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 30 |
| Saved | 6 | 22 |
| % Saved | 46% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 8 |
The American broke his opponents 16 times with a 62% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded. Zachary broke his opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. Zachary conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basavareddy | ||||||
| R1 Walton |
R2 Agustin |
1/4 Michelsen |
1/2 Johnson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-0 1-0 ret. | 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 76 | |
| pts | 68-57 | 29-11 | 63-48 | 94-84 | 254-200 | |
| Total points | 125 | 40 | 111 | 178 | 454 | |
| Winners | 27 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% | 25% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/64 | 15/22 | 23/53 | 51/82 | 128/221 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 43% | 62% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 12/15 | 16/23 | 37/51 | 92/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 80% | 70% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/25 | 4/7 | 19/30 | 17/31 | 51/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 57% | 63% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 16/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 75% | 67% | 67% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 0% | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Svajda | ||||||
| R1 Dostanic |
R2 Mansouri |
1/4 Holt |
1/2 Ritschard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 7-64 | 7-5 0-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 94 | |
| pts | 117-103 | 77-74 | 62-48 | 66-49 | 322-274 | |
| Total points | 220 | 151 | 110 | 115 | 596 | |
| Winners | 43 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 57/107 | 44/74 | 34/56 | 36/56 | 171/293 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 59% | 61% | 64% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 43/57 | 34/44 | 24/34 | 25/36 | 126/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 77% | 71% | 69% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/50 | 10/30 | 12/22 | 12/20 | 64/122 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 33% | 55% | 60% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 4/9 | 4/6 | 4/8 | 15/33 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 44% | 67% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 6/6 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 43% | 83% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
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