Nishesh Basavareddy vs Liam Draxl — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Nishesh Basavareddy
#135ATP
1722ELO
1634Clay ELO
$365kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
21 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026
clay
Liam Draxl
CAN
Liam Draxl
#158ATP
1592ELO
1499Clay ELO
$201kYTD
$642kCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Basavareddy N.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Draxl L.
Basavareddy N.
6262
Draxl L.
3641

Nishesh Basavareddy defeated Liam Draxl 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Nishesh Basavareddy came in ranked #135.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Basavareddy N.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Basavareddy N.

Serve advantage — Basavareddy N.

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
Basavareddy N.Draxl L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Basavareddy N.Draxl L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Clear edge
49
36
Deciding sets·Even
93
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Basavareddy N.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Draxl L.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.6+135 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Clay Elo 1499
6.8Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap
3.2Overall Elo 1592
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.4
Surface form
6.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
5.7
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Basavareddy N.Draxl L.
Freshness·
—
97

Draxl L.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Paul T.[4]
Burruchaga R.
6-13-67-5
Semi-finals
Burruchaga R.
Tirante T.
6-16-1
Paul T.[4]
Tiafoe F.[2]
7-54-67-67
Quarter-finals
Burruchaga R.
Tien L.[3]
7-56-4
Tiafoe F.[2]
Popyrin A.
3-66-47-66
Tirante T.
Shelton B.[1]
6-756-36-4
Paul T.[4]
Etcheverry T.[6]
6-46-2
R16
Shelton B.[1]
Zhang Z.
7-657-63
Tirante T.
Mcdonald M.
6-26-0
Paul T.[4]
Vallejo A.
3-66-46-4
Tiafoe F.[2]
Hijikata R.
6-43-66-2
Tien L.[3]
Basavareddy N.
6-33-66-1
Burruchaga R.
Nakashima B.[5]
6-42-66-4
Popyrin A.
Michelsen A.[7]
6-04-66-1
Etcheverry T.[6]
Bolt A.
6-756-06-3
R32
Michelsen A.[7]
Wong C.
6-46-2
Hijikata R.
Kovacevic A.
6-46-2
Etcheverry T.[6]
Gomez F.
1-66-16-4
Vallejo A.
Svajda Z.
6-16-4
Burruchaga R.
Walton A.
6-26-3
Bolt A.
Wu Y.
7-666-2
Zhang Z.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-16-3
Mcdonald M.
Brooksby J.[8]
6-46-2
Nakashima B.[5]
Damm M.
7-606-2
Tirante T.
Smith C.
6-06-3
Basavareddy N.
Draxl L.
6-32-66-4
Popyrin A.
Kypson P.
4-66-46-3