Nishesh Basavareddy and Liam Draxl will square off in the final of the Puerto Vallarta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 5:00 pm on PUERTO VALLARTA. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nishesh Basavareddy is the pick to win this match.
Nishesh Basavareddy -> 1.55
Liam Draxl -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Liam Draxl
There is no head to head record between Nishesh Basavareddy and Liam Draxl since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nishesh Basavareddy
47 - 16win/loss
152
152
WWWWLWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-16 | 33-11 | 0-0 | 14-5 | 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. 152 (career-high), the American reached the final after beating Goncalo Oliveira 6-1 6-4, Giles Hussey 7-5 0-6 6-1, Andre Ilagan 7-6(4) 6-0 and Luis Carlos Alvarez 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Nishesh had a good straight sets win against Carlos Alvarez (6-3 6-2). During the match, Basavareddy scored 67 points vs Carlos Alvarez’s 51. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Basavareddy blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nishesh Basavareddy lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Basavareddy put 55% of his first serves in, winning 68% (21/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Carlos Alvarez 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Basavareddy has a solid win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 69% of his matches (61-27). 33-11 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Basavareddy has a composed44-17 match record in the last 3 years on hard.
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 an overall 47-16 win-loss record in 2024, 33-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Puerto Vallarta Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Liam Draxl
43 - 22win/loss
296
233
WWWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-22 | 13-8 | 17-12 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 296, Liam reached the final after defeating Evgeny Karlovskiy 6-0 6-0, Juan Alejandro Hernandez 6-0 6-0, Aidan Mayo 6-2 6-4 and Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-4 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Kuzmanov (6-4 6-4). During the match Draxl scored 62 points vs Kuzmanov’s 57. Liam was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Draxl scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Liam Draxl lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 80% of his first serves in, winning 66% (35/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (6/13) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Kuzmanov 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Liam hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 62% of the points he played.
Draxl’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Constanta,M25 Edmonton and Desmaures.
The Canadian has a composed 43-22 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basavareddy | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 62 |
| Pts | 288-227 | 232-145 |
| Total Points | 515 | 377 |
| Winners | 108 | 99 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Basavareddy and Draxl played 4 matches. At the moment, Nishesh Basavareddy conceded 1 set while Liam Draxl hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Basavareddy has played 1 set more than Draxl (9 vs 8). Therefore, Basavareddy played 16 games more than Draxl. The American scored 108 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Liam fired 99 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basavareddy | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3.8 | 2 |
| 1st in | 152/258 | 130/180 |
| %1st in | 59% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 108/152 | 99/130 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 60/106 | 29/50 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 58% |
Basavareddy managed to score 15 aces (3.8 per match). Draxl managed to score 8 aces (2 per match). Basavareddy won 71% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Draxl won 76% 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 | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 19 |
| Converted | 17/36 | 19/34 |
| % Converted | 47% | 56% |
| Conceded | 18 | 7 |
| Saved | 11 | 5 |
| % Saved | 61% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 |
Basavareddy broke his opponents 17 times with a 47% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Liam broke his opponents 19 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basavareddy | ||||||
| R1 Oliveira |
R2 Hussey |
1/4 Ilagan |
1/2 Carlos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 0-6 6-1 | 7-64 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 78 | |
| pts | 58-37 | 88-83 | 75-56 | 67-51 | 288-227 | |
| Total points | 95 | 171 | 131 | 118 | 515 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 36% | 37% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 33/48 | 54/98 | 34/56 | 31/56 | 152/258 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 55% | 61% | 55% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 27/33 | 32/54 | 28/34 | 21/31 | 108/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 59% | 82% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 25/44 | 9/22 | 15/25 | 60/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 57% | 41% | 60% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/8 | 5/13 | 5/9 | 17/36 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 38% | 56% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/9 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 56% | 50% | 75% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Draxl | ||||||
| R1 Karlovskiy |
R2 Alejandro |
1/4 Mayo |
1/2 Kuzmanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-0 | 6-0 6-0 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 62 | |
| pts | 52-19 | 55-21 | 63-48 | 62-57 | 232-145 | |
| Total points | 71 | 76 | 111 | 119 | 377 | |
| Winners | 18 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 36% | 41% | 56% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 23/32 | 21/29 | 33/53 | 53/66 | 130/180 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | 62% | 80% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 18/23 | 20/21 | 26/33 | 35/53 | 99/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 95% | 79% | 66% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/9 | 4/8 | 12/20 | 6/13 | 29/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 78% | 50% | 60% | 46% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/13 | 3/7 | 4/5 | 19/34 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 46% | 43% | 80% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 100% | 60% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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