Nishesh Basavareddy vs Christopher OconnellAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
#148ATP
1722ELO
1681Hard ELO
$365kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
21 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#127ATP
1673ELO
1657Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Basavareddy N.
4-6 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-3
Oconnell C.
Basavareddy N.
476663
Oconnell C.
667232

Nishesh Basavareddy defeated Christopher Oconnell 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christopher Oconnell came in ranked #127, defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
68%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
24
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Dominant
49
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
6
Tiebreaks·Even
92
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
78

Basavareddy N.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw