Nishesh Basavareddy and Patrick Zahraj will play each other in the 2nd round of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on BRENDA MYERS 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 Nishesh Basavareddy who should win in 2 sets.
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 1.18
Patrick Zahraj -> 4.4
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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Patrick Zahraj
There is no head to head record between Nishesh Basavareddy and Patrick Zahraj since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nishesh Basavareddy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-13 | 29-11 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 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 |
Ranked no. 197, Nishesh got to the 2nd round after defeating Eliot Spizzirri 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Basavareddy had a good straight sets win against Spizzirri (6-4 6-3). During the match, Basavareddy scored 65 points vs Spizzirri’s 52. Nishesh was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Basavareddy bagged 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nishesh Basavareddy lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Basavareddy put 62% of his first serves in, winning 82% (27/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (7/20) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Spizzirri 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Basavareddy has a solid match record in the last 3 years having won 66% of his matches (47-24). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Basavareddy has a composed6-5 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tiburon Challenger where he defeated Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-1 6-1.
Nishesh has a composed 33-13 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger
Nishesh has never competed in this tournament before.
Patrick Zahraj
36 - 27win/loss
600
578
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-27 | 9-5 | 17-15 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2023 | 28-16 | 4-3 | 15-10 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 10-7 | 0-1 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 600, Zahraj got to the 2nd round after beating Omni Kumar 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 7-6(3), Blaz Rola 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(7) and Christopher Eubanks 6-1 7-6(7).
In the 1st round, Patrick had a good straight sets win against Eubanks (6-1 7-67). During the match Zahraj scored 74 points vs Eubanks’s 59. Patrick was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Zahraj bagged 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Patrick Zahraj lost the serve once. Furthermore, Zahraj put 61% of his first serves in, winning 78% (32/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. Zahraj broke Eubanks 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Zahraj’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Klosters.
The German has an overall 36-27 win-loss record in 2024, 8-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basavareddy | Zahraj |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 93 |
| Pts | 65-52 | 323-308 |
| Total Points | 117 | 631 |
| Winners | 27 | 132 |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% |
Basavareddy played 1 match while Zahraj competed in 3 matches. Zahraj started his run from the qualifications while Basavareddy had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Patrick Zahraj conceded 2 sets while Nishesh Basavareddy hasn’t dropped a set so far. Basavareddy has played 6 set(s) less than Zahraj (2 vs 8). Therefore, Basavareddy played 74 games less than Zahraj. Nishesh scored 27 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The German scored 132 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basavareddy | Zahraj |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 7 |
| 1st in | 33/53 | 198/319 |
| %1st in | 62% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 27/33 | 132/198 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 60/121 |
| %2nd pts | 35% | 50% |
Basavareddy blasted 2 aces . Zahraj struck 21 aces (7 per match). Basavareddy won 82% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 35% of the points. On the other side, Zahraj won 67% 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 | Basavareddy | Zahraj |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 13 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 13/38 |
| % Converted | 42% | 34% |
| Conceded | 4 | 22 |
| Saved | 2 | 13 |
| % Saved | 50% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 9 |
The American broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Nishesh lost his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 13 times with a 34% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basavareddy | |||
| R1 Spizzirri | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 65-52 | |
| Total points | 117 | 117 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/53 | 33/53 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/33 | 27/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 7/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 35% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Zahraj | |||||
| Q1 Kumar | Q3 Rola | R1 Eubanks | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 7-64 7-63 | 6-2 6-75 7-67 | 6-1 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 34 | 20 | 93 | |
| pts | 133-135 | 116-114 | 74-59 | 323-308 | |
| Total points | 268 | 230 | 133 | 631 | |
| Winners | 48 | 52 | 32 | 132 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 45% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 79/135 | 78/117 | 41/67 | 198/319 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 48/79 | 52/78 | 32/41 | 132/198 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 67% | 78% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/56 | 19/39 | 11/26 | 60/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 49% | 42% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/19 | 5/14 | 3/5 | 13/38 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 36% | 60% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 9/12 | 0/1 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 75% | 0% | 119% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger
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- James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Brandon HoltHolt (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Learner TienTien – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-4 7-68) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mark LajalLajal – Patrick KypsonKypson (7-64 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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