Nikoloz Basilashvili and Colton Smith will square off in the qualifications of the Cincinnati Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. 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 Colton Smith who should win in 3 sets.
Colton Smith -> 1.67
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between Nikoloz Basilashvili and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
28 - 22win/loss
110
16
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-29 | 18-13 | 9-10 | 9-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 112, Basilashvili got to the qualifications after defeating Christopher Eubanks 6-4 4-6 7-6(2).
In the qualifications, Basilashvili defeated Eubanks (6-4 4-6 7-62). During the match, Basilashvili scored 97 points vs Eubanks’s 93. The Georgean was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, Basilashvili made 19 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Overall, Nikoloz Basilashvili was extremely efficient on serve to win 81% (44/54) of his 1st serve and 60% (28/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Georgean broke Eubanks once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Basilashvili has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (272-263). 8-6 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Basilashvili has a compiled 98-95 record in the last years on hard.
The Georgean’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Bordeaux Challenger.
Basilashvili has a compiled 28-21 win-loss record in 2025, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Colton Smith
28 - 13win/loss
144
133
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-21 | 13-11 | 4-2 | 6-3 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-11 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 136, Smith got to the qualifications after beating Tristan Schoolkate 6-4 6-4.
In the qualifications, Smith had a good straight sets win against Schoolkate (6-4 6-4). During the match Smith scored 72 points vs Schoolkate’s 59. Colton was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Smith bagged 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Colton Smith lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 69% of his first serves in, winning 77% (37/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (9/22) on the 2nd serve. Colton broke Schoolkate 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Cleveland Challenger where he overcame Eliot Spizzirri in the final 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3.
The American has a compiled 27-13 win-loss record in 2025, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basilashvili | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 20 |
| Pts | 97-93 | 72-59 |
| Total Points | 190 | 131 |
| Winners | 44 | 37 |
| %Winners | 45% | 51% |
Both Basilashvili and Smith played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Nikoloz Basilashvili lost 1 set while Colton Smith hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Basilashvili has played 1 set more than Smith (3 vs 2). Therefore, Basilashvili played 13 games more than Smith. The Georgean scored 44 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Colton blasted 37 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basilashvili | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 19 | 8 |
| 1st in | 54/101 | 48/70 |
| %1st in | 53% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 44/54 | 37/48 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 28/47 | 9/22 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 41% |
Basilashvili bagged 19 aces . Smith made 8 aces . Basilashvili won 81% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Basilashvili | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 3 |
| Converted | 1/3 | 3/4 |
| % Converted | 33% | 75% |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 75% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Basilashvili broke his opponent once with a 33% conversion rate. Basilashvili dropped his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Colton broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basilashvili | |||
| Q1 Eubanks | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 97-93 | 97-93 | |
| Total points | 190 | 190 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 19 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 54/101 | 54/101 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 44/54 | 44/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/47 | 28/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 1/3 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Smith | |||
| Q1 Schoolkate | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 72-59 | 72-59 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/70 | 48/70 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 37/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/22 | 9/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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