Nishesh Basavareddy and Alexis Galarneau will square off in the semifinal of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:30 pm on BRENDA MYERS COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nishesh Basavareddy who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nishesh Basavareddy is the pick to win this match.
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 1.4
Alexis Galarneau -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Alexis Galarneau

There is no head to head record between Nishesh Basavareddy and Alexis Galarneau since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nishesh Basavareddy

Ranked no. 197, the American got to the semifinal after beating Eliot Spizzirri 6-4 6-3, Patrick Zahraj 6-2 6-0 and Chris Rodesch 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(5).

In the quarter, The American defeated Rodesch (6-4 6-7⁶ 7-6⁵). During the match, Basavareddy and Rodesch scored the same amount of points (122). However, the world no. 197 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Nishesh was very aggressive to blast 61 winners.

Talking about the service games, Basavareddy scored 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nishesh Basavareddy lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Basavareddy put 61% of his first serves in, winning 77% (61/79) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (22/50) on the 2nd serve. Nishesh broke Rodesch twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Nishesh has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Basavareddy has a solid record in the last 3 years having won 67% of his matches (49-24). 6-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Basavareddy has an aggregate8-5 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Tiburon Challenger where he defeated Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-1 6-1.

Nishesh has a composed 35-13 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Alexis Galarneau

Ranked no. 236, Galarneau got to the semifinal after defeating Naoki Nakagawa 6-4 6-1, Dylan Dietrich 6-2 7-6(5) and Ethan Quinn 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, Galarneau had a good straight sets win against Quinn (6-3 6-2). During the match Galarneau scored 71 points vs Quinn’s 49. Galarneau was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

About the serving games, Galarneau scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexis Galarneau lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Galarneau put 72% of his first serves in, winning 77% (33/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (7/17) on the 2nd serve. Alexis broke Quinn 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Galarneau hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

Alexis’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Mexico City Challenger.

The Canadian has an aggregate 31-23 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Basavareddy	Galarneau
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	6
Tot Games	69	55
Pts	248-207	211-167
Total Points	455	378
Winners	108	96
%Winners	44%	45%

Both Basavareddy and Galarneau played 3 matches. At the moment, Nishesh Basavareddy conceded 1 set while Alexis Galarneau hasn’t dropped a set so far. Basavareddy has played 1 set more than Galarneau (7 vs 6). Therefore, Basavareddy played 14 games more than Galarneau. The American scored 108 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Canadian fired 96 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Basavareddy	Galarneau
Aces	14	7
Avg per match	4.7	2.3
1st in	144/235	129/189
%1st in	61%	68%
1st pts	108/144	96/129
%1st pts	75%	74%
2nd pts	42/91	26/60
%2nd pts	46%	43%

Basavareddy recorded 14 aces (4.7 per match). Galarneau recorded 7 aces (2.3 per match). Basavareddy won 75% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Galarneau won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Basavareddy	Galarneau
Won	13	11
Converted	13/30	11/30
% Converted	43%	37%
Conceded	16	15
Saved	12	12
% Saved	75%	80%
Times Broken	4	3

The American broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. Basavareddy lost his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Basavareddy
	R1 Spizzirri	R2 Zahraj	1/4 Rodesch	Total
Score	6-4 6-3	6-2 6-0	6-4 6-76 7-65
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	19	14	36	69
pts	65-52	61-33	122-122	248-207
Total points	117	94	244	455
Winners	27	20	61	108
%Winners	42%	33%	50%	44%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	7	14
Double Faults	4	3	5	12
1st in	33/53	32/53	79/129	144/235
% 1st in	62%	60%	61%	61%
1st pts	27/33	20/32	61/79	108/144
% 1st pts	82%	63%	77%	75%
2nd pts	7/20	13/21	22/50	42/91
% 2nd pts	35%	62%	44%	46%
Breaks
Won	5	6	2	13
Converted	5/12	6/11	2/7	13/30
Converted %	42%	55%	29%	43%
Conceded	4	7	5	16
Saved	2/4	6/7	4/5	12
Saved %	50%	86%	80%	72%
Times Broken	2	1	1	4

Galarneau
	R1 Nakagawa	R2 Dietrich	1/4 Quinn	Total
Score	6-4 6-1	6-2 7-65	6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	21	17	55
pts	61-47	79-71	71-49	211-167
Total points	108	150	120	378
Winners	28	35	33	96
%Winners	46%	44%	46%	45%
SERVE
Aces	3	3	1	7
Double Faults	2	5	1	8
1st in	38/58	48/71	43/60	129/189
% 1st in	66%	68%	72%	68%
1st pts	28/38	35/48	33/43	96/129
% 1st pts	74%	73%	77%	74%
2nd pts	7/20	12/23	7/17	26/60
% 2nd pts	35%	52%	41%	43%
Breaks
Won	5	2	4	11
Converted	5/7	2/10	4/13	11/30
Converted %	71%	20%	31%	37%
Conceded	8	3	4	15
Saved	6/8	3/3	3/4	12
Saved %	75%	100%	75%	83%
Times Broken	2	0	1	3

Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger

• Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Chris RodeschRodesch (6-4 6-7⁶ 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Learner TienTien – Mark LajalLajal (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Colton SmithSmith (7-6⁴ 2-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Chris Rodesch/William WoodallRodesch/William Woodall – Hans Hach Verdugo/Szymon WalkowHach Verdugo/Szymon Walkow (6-7⁸ 6-1 10-8) – See score progression
• Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Marcelo Demoliner/Christian HarrisonDemoliner/Christian Harrison (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Patrick Harper/Finn ReynoldsHarper/Finn Reynolds – Trey Hilderbrand/Alex LawsonHilderbrand/Alex Lawson (7-6² 4-6 14-12) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-3 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – (0-1) – H2H and prediction