Nishesh Basavareddy is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Auckland. Basavareddy has defeated Francisco Comesana 6-2 6-2 and Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 5-7 6-4 to reach the quarter where he will face Alex Michelsen.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Nishesh Basavareddy’s projected draw andhisprojected opposition in ASB Classic. Basavareddy has a weak record (1-3) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Francisco Comesana (85) – 6-2 6-2
R2 – Alejandro Tabilo (23) – 6-4 5-7 6-4
1/4 – Alex Michelsen (41) – H2H 1-2
1/2 – Gael Monfils (52) – H2H 0-1
or Facundo Diaz Acosta (78) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Nuno Borges (36) – H2H 0-0
or Jakub Mensik (49) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/4 – Alex Michelsen’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alex Michelsen

3 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
41
High
41
WWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 45-34 26-14 4-9 8-5 7-6 0-0
2023 61-27 30-13 4-3 19-7 8-4 0-0
2022 23-10 14-8 0-1 9-1 0-0 0-0

Alex Michelsen has a 3-1 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 4 years, Alex has a 73-36 record on hard.

Last year in ASB Classic the American surrendered to Nuno Borges in the 1st round 0-6 7-6(6) 6-3.

H2H Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Alex Michelsen

This contest would be 4th time that Nishesh Basavareddy and Alex Michelsen square off. The head to head is 2-1

for Michelsen (see full H2H stats), but Basavareddy has a winning record of 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Gael Monfils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Gael Monfils

3 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
52
High
6
WWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 25-21 15-11 3-6 2-2 5-2 0-0
2023 16-15 8-8 2-4 6-3 0-0 0-0
2022 14-7 13-5 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2021 18-17 8-7 2-4 7-3 1-3 0-0
2020 16-7 7-3 0-3 9-1 0-0 0-0
2019 37-19 17-7 6-4 13-5 1-3 0-0
2018 34-20 8-6 10-10 11-2 5-2 0-0

Gael Monfils has a 3-1 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 22 years, the French player has a 253-141 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in ASB Classic Monfils lost to Fabian Marozsan in the 1st

round 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4).

H2H Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Gael Monfils

This would be the 2nd time that Nishesh Basavareddy and Gael Monfils face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Nishesh Basavareddy could square off with Facundo Diaz Acosta. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Nuno Borges’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

3 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
36
High
30
WWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 33-26 20-12 13-7 0-4 0-3 0-0
2023 37-26 20-11 8-7 6-4 3-4 0-0
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 31-7 29-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 16-5 15-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 27-7 12-4 13-1 2-2 0-0 0-0

Nuno Borges has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 11 years, Borges has a 139-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in ASB Classic the Portuguese was defeated by Arthur Fils in the 2nd round 6-2 6-0.

H2H Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Nuno Borges

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

On the other hand, Nishesh Basavareddy could take on Jakub Mensik. Their head to head record is 0-0.