Alexander Blockx meets Nishesh Basavareddy at the Next Gen Finals in Jeddah on 18 Dec 2025, an indoor hard-court match played as a best-of-three.
The rankings and the prices point in different directions. This preview breaks down the form, the hard-court numbers and the recent workload, and also explains where to watch and how to follow the match live. It looks close, but there are clear trends.On hard courts this season, Blockx has gone 35-19 and has two Challenger titles, while Basavareddy is 22-17 without a title. The underlying split is tight on return, but Blockx has protected his serve better at 85% and has saved break points at 63%, which can swing short indoor matches.
Across the last 10 matches, Blockx is 8-2 and has held serve at 91%, helped by 9.1 aces per match and relatively few double faults. Basavareddy is 4-6 in the same span, with an 80% hold rate and 3.4 double faults per match, even if his break-point conversion has been sharper at 51%. He did stop a four-match losing run by beating Dino Prizmic in Jeddah, but the broader run has been patchy.
Bookmakers price Basavareddy at 1.57 against Blockx at 2.38; first-set prices stand at 1.67 versus 2.2. It is a notable lean given Blockx's higher ranking.
Blockx's recent serving profile is cleaner and his season numbers on hard courts suggest he can keep pressure off his own games. Basavareddy's route back into the match may come through taking chances when they appear, because his recent break-point efficiency has been the brighter area.
There is also a small workload wrinkle: Blockx has logged 6 hours 15 minutes across his last three matches compared with Basavareddy's 4 hours 7 minutes, and both arrive off back-to-back matches. In a best-of-three indoors, that mix can matter if the match tightens late.
Blockx A.
Basavareddy N.
Prediction
Alexander Blockx
Nishesh Basavareddy
The market leans towards Nishesh Basavareddy, but the wider indicators tilt slightly to Alexander Blockx on hard courts and over the last 10 matches. Blockx's stronger serving numbers and overall results give him the cleaner profile, even if the heavier recent workload keeps the margin tight.
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