Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Vasek Pospisil — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 2
Shanghai Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#135ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
Basilashvili N.7-6 2-6 6-3
Pospisil V.
Basilashvili N.
79262
Pospisil V.
67631
Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Vasek Pospisil 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vasek Pospisil came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Nikoloz Basilashvili narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nikoloz Basilashvili closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-30 | Paris Masters | Q1 | hard | Vasek Pospisil | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-10-09 | Shanghai Masters | Q2 | hard | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 7-6(7) 2-6 6-3 |
| 2017-01-02 | Doha | Q2 | hard | Vasek Pospisil | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
9.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.9
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
73
49
Break points saved·Even
92
96
Break points won·Dominant
42
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
72
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
89
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Basilashvili N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Basilashvili N.
Pospisil V.
7-672-66-3
Chardy J.
Albot R.
6-17-66
Tsitsipas S.
Lu Y.
5-77-626-4
Lajovic D.
Young D.
6-36-2
Thompson J.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-3
Tiafoe F.
Mayer L.
4-66-46-4
Dolgopolov A.
Jaziri M.
7-647-5
Q1
Pospisil V.
Fritz T.
6-37-65
Albot R.
Mayer F.
6-17-64
Tiafoe F.
Zhang Z.
6-46-4
Chardy J.
Monteiro T.
6-7116-36-4
Laaksonen H.
Coric B.
7-686-4
Jaziri M.
Youzhny M.
6-26-4
Thompson J.
Bai Y.
6-36-1
Young D.
Polansky P.
6-16-4
Dolgopolov A.
Jarry N.
7-616-3
Tsitsipas S.
Gojowczyk P.
6-37-64
Lajovic D.
Daniel T.
6-16-756-2
Basilashvili N.
Sun F.
6-37-63
Lu Y.
Te R.
7-56-3
Mayer L.
Stakhovsky S.
7-623-67-65