Nishesh Basavareddy and Govind Nanda will fight against each other in the quarter of the Champaign Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on THE SCHWARTZ 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 -> 1.21
Govind Nanda -> 4.05
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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Govind Nanda
This will be the 2nd time that Nishesh Basavareddy and Govind Nanda fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nanda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Nanda won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in the Sioux Falls Challenger back in October 2024.
Nishesh Basavareddy
42 - 15win/loss
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LWLWWWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49-18 | 34-11 | 0-0 | 15-7 | 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. 172, Basavareddy got to the quarter after beating Martin Borisiouk 6-3 6-1 and Alex Rybakov 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Nishesh had a good straight sets win against Rybakov (7-5 6-4). During the match, Basavareddy scored 66 points vs Rybakov’s 58. Nishesh was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Basavareddy blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nishesh Basavareddy lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Basavareddy put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (31/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Basavareddy broke Rybakov 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Basavareddy hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Basavareddy has a solid win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 68% of his matches (55-26). 12-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Basavareddy has an aggregate14-7 match record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Tiburon Challenger where he beat Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-1 6-1.
Nishesh has a composed 41-15 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Govind Nanda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-16 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-26 | 22-19 | 5-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-14 | 21-10 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 456, Govind reached the quarter after beating William Mroz Mroz 6-4 6-4 and Christopher Eubanks 3-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Eubanks, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Nanda scored 96 points vs Eubanks’s 78. Nanda was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Nanda managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Govind Nanda was pretty effective on serve to win 73% (40/55) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Govind broke Eubanks 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Govind’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Lakewood and the Calgary Challenger.
The American has an aggregate 26-15 win-loss record in 2024, 9-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basavareddy | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 46 |
| Pts | 135-105 | 96-78 |
| Total Points | 240 | 174 |
| Winners | 56 | 40 |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% |
Both Basavareddy and Nanda played 2 matches. At the moment, Govind Nanda conceded 1 set while Nishesh Basavareddy hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Basavareddy has played 1 set(s) less than Nanda (4 vs 5). Therefore, Basavareddy played 8 games less than Nanda. The American scored 56 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Govind managed to score 40 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basavareddy | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 74/123 | 55/79 |
| %1st in | 60% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 56/74 | 40/55 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 27/49 | 14/24 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 58% |
Basavareddy fired 4 aces (2 per match). Nanda blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Basavareddy won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Nanda won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Basavareddy | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 4 |
| Converted | 8/16 | 4/13 |
| % Converted | 50% | 31% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Basavareddy broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Nishesh dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Govind broke his opponents 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basavareddy | ||||
| R1 Borisiouk |
R2 Rybakov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 22 | 38 | |
| pts | 69-47 | 66-58 | 135-105 | |
| Total points | 116 | 124 | 240 | |
| Winners | 25 | 31 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 47% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 30/54 | 44/69 | 74/123 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 64% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 31/44 | 56/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 70% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 14/25 | 27/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/7 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nanda | ||||
| R1 Mroz |
R2 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 26 | 46 | |
| pts | – | 96-78 | 96-78 | |
| Total points | 0 | 174 | 174 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | ||
| %Winners | 0% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | / | 55/79 | 55/79 | |
| % 1st in | 0% | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | / | 40/55 | 40/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 0% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 14/24 | 14/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 0% | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | / | 4/13 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 71% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | ||
Head 2 Head
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