Blockx v Basavareddy: where to watch live and preview for this Next Gen Finals match

Analysis by Predict Tennis

Note: Written by humans, with the help of AI. Based on real statistical data.

Published: Dec 17, 2025(..)

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.

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Blockx A.

Basavareddy N.

4-3

, 4-3

, 4-1

Blockx holds the stronger hard-court body of work

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.

Recent momentum favours Blockx, Basavareddy hunting stability

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 still install Basavareddy as favourite

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.

Serve reliability meets a slight workload question

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.

Win Percentage

80 %40 %

Titles

1 0

Aces per match

9.1 4.4

Double Faults per match

1.6 3.4

First Serve Points Won

78 %72 %

Second Serve Points Won

52 %54 %

Return Points Won

38 %33 %

Break Points Converted

38 %51 %

Break Points Saved

73 %55 %

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Prediction

Next Gen Finals - Jeddah ATP (indoor)PICK

Alexander Blockx

56%

Predicted Winner

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.

Odds

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