Aleksandre Bakshi and Yuki Mochizuki will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Sydney Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on COURT 5. 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 Aleksandre Bakshi who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aleksandre Bakshi is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandre Bakshi -> 1.79
Yuki Mochizuki -> 1.94

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandre Bakshi vs. Yuki Mochizuki

There is no head to head record between Aleksandre Bakshi and Yuki Mochizuki since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Aleksandre Bakshi

Ranked no. 484, the Georgean got to the 1^st round after defeating Thijmen Loof 6-3 6-4 and Joshua Sheehy 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3.

In the qualifications against Sheehy, The Georgean recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-6⁴ 6-3). During the match, Bakshi scored 115 points vs Sheehy’s 108. Aleksandre was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about the service games, Bakshi scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Aleksandre Bakshi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bakshi put 59% of his first serves in, winning 64% (39/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (29/42) on the 2nd serve. Aleksandre broke Sheehy 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Georgean started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Bakshi has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (129-92). 31-18 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bakshi has a compiled92-60 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.

The Georgean’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Kachreti Challenger.

Bakshi has an overall 32-22 win-loss record in 2024, 31-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Sydney Challenger

The Georgean has never competed in this tournament before.

Yuki Mochizuki

Ranked no. 747, Mochizuki got to the 1^st round after defeating Alexander Klintcharov 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Emile Hudd 6-2 7-5.

In the qualifications, Mochizuki had a good straight sets win against Hudd (6-2 7-5). During the match Mochizuki scored 68 points vs Hudd’s 58. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.

About the serving games, Mochizuki scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Yuki Mochizuki lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Mochizuki put 59% of his first serves in, winning 64% (25/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the 2nd serve. Yuki broke Hudd 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

Mochizuki has a composed 19-18 win-loss record in 2024, 14-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Bakshi	Mochizuki
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	53	47
Pts	186-158	160-145
Total Points	344	305
Winners	66	57
%Winners	35%	36%

Both Bakshi and Mochizuki played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandre Bakshi dropped 1 set, while Yuki Mochizuki lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Bakshi and Mochizuki have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Bakshi played 6 games more than Mochizuki. Bakshi scored 66 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Mochizuki scored 57 winners (36%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Bakshi	Mochizuki
Aces	3	2
Avg per match	1.5	1
1st in	94/160	87/136
%1st in	59%	64%
1st pts	66/94	57/87
%1st pts	70%	66%
2nd pts	46/66	27/49
%2nd pts	70%	55%

Bakshi recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Mochizuki made 2 aces (1 per match). Bakshi won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Mochizuki won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Bakshi	Mochizuki
Won	5	10
Converted	5/18	10/26
% Converted	28%	38%
Conceded	9	11
Saved	6	6
% Saved	67%	55%
Times Broken	3	5

The Georgean broke his opponents 5 times with a 28% conversion rate. Bakshi surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.

Bakshi
	Q1 Loof	Q3 Sheehy	Total
Score	6-3 6-4	5-7 7-64 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	19	34	53
pts	71-50	115-108	186-158
Total points	121	223	344
Winners	27	39	66
%Winners	38%	34%	35%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	3
Double Faults	1	4	5
1st in	33/57	61/103	94/160
% 1st in	58%	59%	59%
1st pts	27/33	39/61	66/94
% 1st pts	82%	64%	70%
2nd pts	17/24	29/42	46/66
% 2nd pts	71%	69%	70%
Breaks
Won	2	3	5
Converted	2/6	3/12	5/18
Converted %	33%	25%	28%
Conceded	2	7	9
Saved	2/2	4/7	6
Saved %	100%	57%	79%
Times Broken	0	3	3

Mochizuki
	Q1 Klintcharov	Q3 Hudd	Total
Score	3-6 6-3 6-3	6-2 7-5
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	27	20	47
pts	92-87	68-58	160-145
Total points	179	126	305
Winners	32	25	57
%Winners	35%	37%	36%
SERVE
Aces	1	1	2
Double Faults	1	2	3
1st in	48/70	39/66	87/136
% 1st in	69%	59%	64%
1st pts	32/48	25/39	57/87
% 1st pts	67%	64%	66%
2nd pts	9/22	18/27	27/49
% 2nd pts	41%	67%	55%
Breaks
Won	6	4	10
Converted	6/19	4/7	10/26
Converted %	32%	57%	38%
Conceded	5	6	11
Saved	1/5	5/6	6
Saved %	20%	83%	52%
Times Broken	4	1	5

Tennis Scores in Sydney Challenger

• Tibo ColsonColson – Shintaro ImaiImai (6-3 3-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hikaru ShiraishiShiraishi – Moerani BouzigeBouzige (6-2 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matthew DellavedovaDellavedova – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-1 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

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