Colton Smith vs Nikoloz Basilashvili — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Colton Smith
#186ATP
1577ELO
1566Hard ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025
hard
Nikoloz Basilashvili
GEO13
Nikoloz Basilashvili
#111ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Smith C.
7-5 6-1
Basilashvili N.
Smith C.
762
Basilashvili N.
510

Colton Smith defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-5 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikoloz Basilashvili came in ranked #111.

Key context

  • Match story: Colton Smith came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Smith C.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Basilashvili N.

Basilashvili N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Smith C.

Even serve battle

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 season
Smith C.Basilashvili N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smith C.Basilashvili N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
73
Break points saved·Even
94
92
Break points won·Slight edge
52
42
Deciding sets·Even
92
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Smith C.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Basilashvili N.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1566
Surface ELO
6.2+43 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1577
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1672
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
8.3
Country comfort
4.9
Surface transition
6.0
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
Smith C.Basilashvili N.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
87

Smith C.: 17 days rest · Basilashvili N.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 67%
Q2
Nava E.[15]
Navone M.[2]
7-56-4
Atmane T.[23]
Tu L.
7-56-3
Blockx A.[18]
Nardi L.[6]
6-46-3
Galan D.[24]
Shevchenko A.[8]
7-664-1
Wong C.
Mochizuki S.[19]
7-656-3
Riedi L.
Harris L.
7-676-3
Smith C.
Basilashvili N.[13]
7-56-1
Kypson P.
Vukic A.[7]
7-637-64
Landaluce M.
Fery A.
6-26-756-2
Tirante T.[22]
Cazaux A.[1]
7-676-3
Royer V.[12]
Draxl L.[14]
2-66-36-4
Mannarino A.[5]
Svrcina D.[17]
6-36-4
Q1
Shevchenko A.[8]
Zink T.
7-626-786-3
Fery A.
Svajda Z.
7-634-67-64
Svrcina D.[17]
Watanuki Y.
6-26-0
Navone M.[2]
Struff J.
6-726-26-4
Tirante T.[22]
Trotter J.
6-23-66-3
Smith C.
Schoolkate T.[9]
6-46-4
Vukic A.[7]
Cassone M.
7-56-737-64
Mannarino A.[5]
Krueger M.
6-16-1
Draxl L.[14]
Martin A.
6-37-63
Blockx A.[18]
Kachmazov A.
4-2
Cazaux A.[1]
Lajal M.
4-66-16-2
Royer V.[12]
Ficovich J.
6-16-2
Wong C.
Cerundolo J.[3]
6-26-3
Basilashvili N.[13]
Eubanks C.
6-44-67-62
Nardi L.[6]
Mayo A.
6-36-2
Harris L.
Spizzirri E.[20]
7-654-67-62
Tu L.
Duckworth J.[10]
7-646-4
Mochizuki S.[19]
Bagnis F.
3-66-36-4
Nava E.[15]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-2
Galan D.[24]
Daniel T.
7-56-2
Atmane T.[23]
Jasika O.
7-56-4
Kypson P.
Gigante M.[21]
6-36-2
Landaluce M.
Garin C.[16]
6-43-67-65
Riedi L.
Carreno Busta P.[4]
7-636-4