Ugo Blanchet and Nikoloz Basilashvili will square off in the 2nd round of the Murcia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on PISTA 2. 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 Nikoloz Basilashvili who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikoloz Basilashvili is the pick to win this match.
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 1.87
Ugo Blanchet -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Ugo Blanchet vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
There is no head to head record between Ugo Blanchet and Nikoloz Basilashvili since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Ugo Blanchet
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-28 | 4-10 | 14-12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-28 | 15-7 | 23-16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-24 | 15-4 | 27-13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-21 | 35-12 | 6-6 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
Ranked no. 199, Blanchet reached the 2nd round after defeating Alejandro Moro Canas 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round against Moro Canas, Blanchet recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Blanchet scored 107 points vs Moro Canas’s 94. The French player was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Blanchet scored 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Ugo Blanchet lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Blanchet put 53% of his first serves in, winning 73% (38/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Moro Canas 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Blanchet has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (200-130). 1-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Blanchet has an aggregate74-49 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
The French player has an overall 4-6 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Murcia Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
15 - 9win/loss
215
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WLWLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-31 | 11-7 | 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 |
| 2020 | 4-14 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 869, Nikoloz got to the 2nd round after beating Denis Yevseyev 6-2 2-0 ret., Diego Barreto Sanchez 7-65 1-6 6-0 and Jesper De Jong 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, Nikoloz had a good straight sets win against De Jong (6-3 6-2). During the match Basilashvili scored 61 points vs De Jong’s 38. Nikoloz was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
About the serving games, Basilashvili recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Nikoloz Basilashvili was exceptionally effective on serve to win 75% (18/24) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Nikoloz broke De Jong 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Basilashvili’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Les Franqueses del Valles.
Basilashvili has a compiled 14-9 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Blanchet | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 53 |
| Pts | 107-94 | 190-143 |
| Total Points | 201 | 333 |
| Winners | 38 | 74 |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% |
Blanchet played 1 match while Basilashvili competed in 3 matches. Basilashvili started his run from the qualifications while Blanchet had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Ugo Blanchet surrendered 1 set, while Nikoloz Basilashvili surrendered 1 set. Blanchet has played 5 set(s) less than Basilashvili (3 vs 8). Therefore, Blanchet played 25 games less than Basilashvili. The French player scored 38 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Nikoloz recorded 74 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Blanchet | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 52/98 | 99/163 |
| %1st in | 53% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 74/99 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 23/46 | 32/64 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 50% |
Blanchet recorded 4 aces . Basilashvili scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Blanchet won 73% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Blanchet | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 12 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 12/26 |
| % Converted | 42% | 46% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 2 |
| % Saved | 70% | 29% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Blanchet broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Basilashvili broke his opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. Basilashvili conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 29% of the break points that he conceded.
| Blanchet | |||
| R1 Moro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 107-94 | 107-94 | |
| Total points | 201 | 201 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 52/98 | 52/98 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 38/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/46 | 23/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Basilashvili | |||||
| Q1 Yevseyev |
Q3 Barreto |
R1 De |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-0 ret. | 7-65 1-6 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 10 | 26 | 17 | 53 | |
| pts | 37-18 | 92-87 | 61-38 | 190-143 | |
| Total points | 55 | 179 | 99 | 333 | |
| Winners | 16 | 40 | 18 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 30% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 19/26 | 56/95 | 24/42 | 99/163 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 59% | 57% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 16/19 | 40/56 | 18/24 | 74/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 71% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/7 | 17/39 | 12/18 | 32/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 44% | 67% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/8 | 5/12 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 42% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 40% | 0% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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