Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Eliot SpizzirriShanghai Masters Qualifying Round 2

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
#135ATP
1672ELO
1608Hard ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
hard
#105ATP
1796ELO
1765Hard ELO
$385kYTD
$1.2MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWWL
Basilashvili N.
6-4 6-4
Spizzirri E.
Basilashvili N.
662
Spizzirri E.
440

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Eliot Spizzirri 6-4 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eliot Spizzirri came in ranked #105.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Basilashvili N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Spizzirri E.

Spizzirri E.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Basilashvili N.

Serve advantage — Spizzirri E.

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.Spizzirri E.
Serve
54
Return
63

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
81
Break points won·Slight edge
42
34
Deciding sets·Even
93
95
Tiebreaks·Even
85
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
2.7Hard Elo 1608
Surface ELO
7.3+157 Hard Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1672
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1796
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
7.8
0.0
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.3
Minutes 14d
0.9
4.0
3-set count
0.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.8
Country comfort
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·
89

Basilashvili N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%