Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Nikoloz Basilashvili will play each other in the 2^nd round of the European Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is the pick to win this match.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 1.49
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 2.61

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Prediction and head to head Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili

This will be the 2^nd time that Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Nikoloz Basilashvili fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mpetshi Perricard (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Mpetshi Perricard won 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 in the final in the Bordeaux Challenger back in May 2025.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Ranked no. 37, Giovanni got to the 2^nd round after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Mpetshi Perricard defeated Ruusuvuori (7-6⁴ 6-7⁵ 6-4). During the match, Mpetshi Perricard scored 106 points vs Ruusuvuori’s 100. Mpetshi Perricard was extremely aggressive to blast 65 winners.

Regarding the service games, Mpetshi Perricard overwhelmed his opponent with 39 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (65/79) of his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mpetshi Perricard broke Ruusuvuori once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).

Mpetshi Perricard has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (167-132). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mpetshi Perricard has a compiled26-28 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Bordeaux Challenger where he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5.

Giovanni has an overall 21-22 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Brussels

Nikoloz Basilashvili

Ranked no. 101, Basilashvili reached the 2^nd round after beating Alessio Basile 6-4 6-4, Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) and Quentin Halys 6-4 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Basilashvili had a good straight sets win against Halys (6-4 6-4). During the match Basilashvili scored 74 points vs Halys’s 58. Nikoloz was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

About the serving games, Basilashvili blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nikoloz Basilashvili conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Basilashvili put 67% of his first serves in, winning 84% (37/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The Georgean broke Halys twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).

The Georgean’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Bordeaux Challenger.

Basilashvili has an overall 41-28 win-loss record in 2025, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Mpetshi Perricard	Basilashvili
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	7
Tot Games	36	71
Pts	106-100	225-185
Total Points	206	410
Winners	65	111
%Winners	61%	49%

Mpetshi Perricard played 1 match while Basilashvili competed in 3 matches. Basilashvili started his run from the qualifications while Mpetshi Perricard had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard lost 1 set, while Nikoloz Basilashvili conceded 1 set. Mpetshi Perricard has played 4 set(s) less than Basilashvili (3 vs 7). Therefore, Mpetshi Perricard played 35 games less than Basilashvili. The French player scored 65 winners (61% of the total points). On the other side, The Georgean made 111 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Mpetshi Perricard	Basilashvili
Aces	39	21
Avg per match	39	7
1st in	79/109	129/197
%1st in	72%	65%
1st pts	65/79	111/129
%1st pts	82%	86%
2nd pts	18/30	38/68
%2nd pts	60%	56%

Mpetshi Perricard blasted 39 aces . Basilashvili managed to score 21 aces (7 per match). Mpetshi Perricard won 82% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 86% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Mpetshi Perricard	Basilashvili
Won	1	6
Converted	1/2	6/13
% Converted	50%	46%
Conceded	4	9
Saved	4	7
% Saved	100%	78%
Times Broken	0	2

Giovanni broke his opponent once with a 50% conversion rate. The French player quite strong on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 4 break points. The Georgean broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.

Mpetshi Perricard
	R1 Ruusuvuori	Total
Score	7-64 6-75 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	36	36
pts	106-100	106-100
Total points	206	206
Winners	65	65
%Winners	61%	61%
SERVE
Aces	39	39
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	79/109	79/109
% 1st in	72%	72%
1st pts	65/79	65/79
% 1st pts	82%	82%
2nd pts	18/30	18/30
% 2nd pts	60%	60%
Breaks
Won	1	1
Converted	1/2	1/2
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	4/4	4
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Basilashvili
	Q1 Basile	Q3 Herbert	R1 Halys	Total
Score	6-4 6-4	3-6 6-3 7-64	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	2	7
Tot Games	20	31	20	71
pts	62-44	89-83	74-58	225-185
Total points	106	172	132	410
Winners	27	47	37	111
%Winners	44%	53%	50%	49%
SERVE
Aces	5	9	7	21
Double Faults	0	1	1	2
1st in	33/49	52/82	44/66	129/197
% 1st in	67%	63%	67%	65%
1st pts	27/33	47/52	37/44	111/129
% 1st pts	82%	90%	84%	86%
2nd pts	11/16	16/30	11/22	38/68
% 2nd pts	69%	53%	50%	56%
Breaks
Won	3	1	2	6
Converted	3/3	1/2	2/8	6/13
Converted %	100%	50%	25%	46%
Conceded	2	1	6	9
Saved	1/2	0/1	6/6	7
Saved %	50%	0%	100%	150%
Times Broken	1	1	0	2

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