Cruz Hewitt and Nikoloz Basilashvili will square off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Court 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikoloz Basilashvili who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikoloz Basilashvili is the pick to win this match.
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 1.024
Cruz Hewitt -> 11.5
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Prediction and head to head Cruz Hewitt vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
There is no head to head record between Cruz Hewitt and Nikoloz Basilashvili since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Cruz Hewitt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Hewitt will start his run at the Australian Open after he played his last match in the Canberra Challenger where he lost 7-6(9) 6-1 to Holt in the qualifications on the 29th of December.
The Australian has a compiled 0-1 win-loss record in 2025, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Hewitt has an overall 9-11 record. He has a negative 9-11 record on hard.
Previously at the Australian Open
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
51 - 32win/loss
208
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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. 210, Nikoloz will start his run at the Melbourne after he played his last match in the Yokohama Challenger where he lost 6-3 4-2 ret. to Lestienne in the 2nd round on the 21st of November.
This will be the first match of the season on hard.
In terms of his career, The Georgean has an overall 443-391 record. He has a positive 176-155 record on hard.
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