Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Karen KhachanovIndian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#135ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2021
hard
#26ATP
1828ELO
1783Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Basilashvili N.
6-4 7-6
Khachanov K.
Basilashvili N.
6782
Khachanov K.
4660

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #26, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Nikoloz Basilashvili narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-25DubaiR32hardNikoloz Basilashvili6-4 6-1
2017-05-01IstanbulR32clayKaren Khachanov6-3 6-7(2) 6-1
2016-10-24ViennaR16hardKaren Khachanov6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Basilashvili N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Khachanov K.

Khachanov K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Basilashvili N.

Serve advantage — Khachanov K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Basilashvili N.Khachanov K.
Serve
61
Return
39

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
7.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
86
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
99
Break points won·Dominant
42
81
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.6Hard Elo 1608
Surface ELO
7.4+175 Hard Elo edge
2.5Overall Elo 1672
ELO gap
7.5Overall Elo 1828
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.7
Surface form
5.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
8.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.9
Country comfort
5.1
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
89
83

Basilashvili N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
35°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 12%