Taro Daniel and Nikoloz Basilashvili will square off in the final of the Seoul Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER 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 Taro Daniel who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.4
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
This will be the 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Nikoloz Basilashvili clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Basilashvili (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Basilashvili won 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Barcelona back in 2017.
Taro Daniel
28 - 31win/loss
84
58
LWWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-33 | 16-16 | 5-11 | 9-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-30 | 34-16 | 7-10 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 27-17 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 5-7 | 21-15 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 9-9 | 3-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 78, Daniel reached the final after beating Benoit Paire 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5, Dalibor Svrcina 6-1 6-4, Kasidit Samrej 6-4 6-4 and Jurij Rodionov 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Rodionov (6-3 6-2). During the match, Daniel scored 74 points vs Rodionov’s 61. The Japanese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Daniel blasted 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taro Daniel lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Daniel put 53% of his first serves in, winning 73% (27/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (13/33) on the 2nd serve. Taro broke Rodionov 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taro has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Daniel has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (365-282). 16-15 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Daniel has an aggregate 158-118 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Taipei 2 Challenger where he defeated Adam Walton in the final 6-4 7-5.
Taro has an aggregate 28-31 win-loss record in 2024, 16-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Seoul Challenger
Nikoloz Basilashvili
47 - 29win/loss
208
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. 311, Basilashvili got to the final after defeating Terence Atmane 6-3 3-6 6-4, Tung-Lin Wu 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4, Hiroki Moriya 6-3 6-4 and Antoine Escoffier w/o.
In the semifinal, The Georgean defeated Escoffier (w/o). During the match Basilashvili and Escoffier scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 78 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Basilashvili was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
About the serving games, Basilashvili wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nikoloz Basilashvili conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basilashvili has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Nikoloz’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Murcia Challenger.
Basilashvili has a composed 47-29 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Daniel | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 89 | 78 |
| Pts | 321-267 | 258-232 |
| Total Points | 588 | 490 |
| Winners | 119 | 92 |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% |
Daniel played 4 matches while Basilashvili competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Taro Daniel surrendered 1 set, while Nikoloz Basilashvili surrendered 2 sets. Daniel has played 1 set more than Basilashvili (9 vs 8). Therefore, Daniel played 11 games more than Basilashvili. Taro scored 119 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Basilashvili recorded 92 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Daniel | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 162/292 | 129/258 |
| %1st in | 55% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 119/162 | 92/129 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 68/130 | 68/129 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Daniel managed to score 14 aces (3.5 per match). Basilashvili made 19 aces (6.3 per match). Daniel won 73% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Daniel | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 14 |
| Converted | 17/38 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 45% | 47% |
| Conceded | 31 | 27 |
| Saved | 22 | 19 |
| % Saved | 71% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 8 |
Taro broke his opponents 17 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Japanese dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Nikoloz broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Daniel | ||||||
| R1 Paire |
R2 Svrcina |
1/4 Samrej |
1/2 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 4-6 7-5 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 89 | |
| pts | 111-108 | 59-36 | 77-62 | 74-61 | 321-267 | |
| Total points | 219 | 95 | 139 | 135 | 588 | |
| Winners | 41 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% | 39% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/107 | 27/47 | 37/68 | 37/70 | 162/292 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | 54% | 53% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 41/61 | 21/27 | 30/37 | 27/37 | 119/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 78% | 81% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/46 | 14/20 | 18/31 | 13/33 | 68/130 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 70% | 58% | 39% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/10 | 2/8 | 5/8 | 17/38 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 25% | 63% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 31 | |
| Saved | 4/10 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 9/11 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 75% | 100% | 82% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| Basilashvili | ||||||
| R1 Atmane |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Moriya |
1/2 Escoffier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-2 6-73 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 31 | 19 | – | 78 | |
| pts | 84-74 | 107-104 | 67-54 | – | 258-232 | |
| Total points | 158 | 211 | 121 | – | 490 | |
| Winners | 28 | 41 | 23 | – | 92 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 38% | 34% | – | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 8 | – | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 14 | |
| 1st in | 35/73 | 61/118 | 33/67 | – | 129/258 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 52% | 49% | – | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 41/61 | 23/33 | – | 92/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 67% | 70% | – | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 29/57 | 18/34 | – | 68/129 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 51% | 53% | – | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 6/11 | 4/11 | – | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 55% | 36% | – | 47% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 18 | 4 | – | 27 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 15/18 | 2/4 | – | 19 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 83% | 50% | – | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | |
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