Henrique Rocha and Nikoloz Basilashvili will face off in the final of the Murcia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:30 am on PISTA CENTRAL. 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 -> 1.69
Henrique Rocha -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Henrique Rocha vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
There is no head to head record between Henrique Rocha and Nikoloz Basilashvili since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Henrique Rocha
12 - 6win/loss
168
158
LLWWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-32 | 10-7 | 25-21 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 64-27 | 47-11 | 17-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-18 | 8-9 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248, Rocha reached the final after beating Oriol Roca Batalla 6-4 6-2, Gregoire Barrere 6-4 7-63, Radu Albot 6-2 6-2 and Pablo Llamas Ruiz 6-3 4-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Henrique defeated Llamas Ruiz (6-3 4-6 6-2). During the match, Rocha scored 85 points vs Llamas Ruiz’s 72. The Portuguese was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rocha blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Henrique Rocha was pretty efficient on serve to win 83% (38/46) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Henrique broke Llamas Ruiz 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Rocha has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 61% of his matches (97-63). 4-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Rocha has a composed32-28 match record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Portuguese’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Quinta Do Lago and the Murcia Challenger.
The Portuguese has a composed 11-6 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Murcia Challenger
Henrique has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
17 - 10win/loss
215
16
LWLWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 4-14 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 869, Basilashvili got to the final after defeating Denis Yevseyev 6-2 2-0 ret., Diego Barreto Sanchez 7-65 1-6 6-0, Jesper De Jong 6-3 6-2, Ugo Blanchet 6-2 7-5, Marco Trungelliti 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Nikoloz had a good straight sets win against Ramos-Vinolas (6-4 6-2). During the match Basilashvili scored 62 points vs Ramos-Vinolas’s 44. Nikoloz was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, Basilashvili blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nikoloz Basilashvili lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Basilashvili put 54% of his first serves in, winning 79% (22/28) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Basilashvili broke Ramos-Vinolas 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basilashvili started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Georgean’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Les Franqueses del Valles and the Murcia Challenger.
Nikoloz has a composed 17-9 win-loss record in 2024, 6-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rocha | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 15 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 120 |
| Pts | 291-233 | 438-355 |
| Total Points | 524 | 793 |
| Winners | 120 | 167 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Rocha played 4 matches while Basilashvili competed in 6 matches. Basilashvili started his run from the qualifications while Rocha had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Henrique Rocha conceded 1 set, while Nikoloz Basilashvili conceded 2 sets. Rocha has played 6 set(s) less than Basilashvili (9 vs 15). Therefore, Rocha played 36 games less than Basilashvili. Rocha scored 120 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Nikoloz recorded 167 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rocha | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 155/261 | 224/387 |
| %1st in | 59% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 120/155 | 167/224 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 57/106 | 77/163 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 47% |
Rocha managed to score 21 aces (5.3 per match). Basilashvili blasted 22 aces (3.7 per match). Rocha won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rocha | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 26 |
| Converted | 15/33 | 26/55 |
| % Converted | 45% | 47% |
| Conceded | 17 | 27 |
| Saved | 13 | 15 |
| % Saved | 76% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 12 |
Henrique broke his opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Portuguese lost his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Georgean broke his opponents 26 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rocha | ||||||
| R1 Roca Batalla |
R2 Barrere |
1/4 Albot |
1/2 Llamas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 7-63 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 84 | |
| pts | 56-41 | 80-71 | 70-49 | 85-72 | 291-233 | |
| Total points | 97 | 151 | 119 | 157 | 524 | |
| Winners | 25 | 36 | 21 | 38 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 30% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 29/49 | 47/81 | 33/55 | 46/76 | 155/261 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 60% | 61% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 25/29 | 36/47 | 21/33 | 38/46 | 120/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 77% | 64% | 83% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 13/34 | 15/22 | 16/30 | 57/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 38% | 68% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/10 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 15/33 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 30% | 45% | 67% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 11/13 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | – | 85% | 50% | 50% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Basilashvili | ||||||||
| Q1 Yevseyev |
Q3 Barreto |
R1 De |
R2 Blanchet |
1/4 Trungelliti |
1/2 Ramos-Vinolas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-0 ret. | 7-65 1-6 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 10 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 120 | |
| pts | 37-18 | 92-87 | 61-38 | 82-70 | 104-98 | 62-44 | 438-355 | |
| Total points | 55 | 179 | 99 | 152 | 202 | 106 | 793 | |
| Winners | 16 | 40 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 22 | 167 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 30% | 38% | 38% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 19/26 | 56/95 | 24/42 | 41/70 | 56/102 | 28/52 | 224/387 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 59% | 57% | 59% | 55% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 16/19 | 40/56 | 18/24 | 31/41 | 40/56 | 22/28 | 167/224 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 71% | 75% | 76% | 71% | 79% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/7 | 17/39 | 12/18 | 12/29 | 22/46 | 11/24 | 77/163 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 44% | 67% | 41% | 48% | 46% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/8 | 5/12 | 5/10 | 4/12 | 5/7 | 26/55 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 42% | 50% | 33% | 71% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 40% | 0% | 75% | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
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