

What Time Will Denis Shapovalov Play Against Nishesh Basavareddy?
Shapovalov and Basavareddy are on the Day 2 Schedule at Abierto Mexicano Telcel Presentado Por Hsbc 2025 on Tuesday 25 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Denis Shapovalov, a 25-year-old Canadian tennis player, is currently ranked as the world number 32. He reached a career-high ranking of number 10 in 2025. Shapovalov had a successful run at the US Open in 2020, becoming the first Canadian men’s singles quarter-finalist in history. He joined Milos Raonic as the second Canadian man to break into the top 10.
In 2021, Shapovalov achieved his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon. He defeated two-time champion Andy Murray and had 5-set wins over Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov on his way to the semi-final. He also reached the final in the Paris Masters tournament in 2019 and had four other ATP Masters 1000 semi-final appearances. In the 2017 Montreal tournament, he upset Rafael Nadal, becoming the youngest semi-finalist in the series’ history at the age of 18.
Shapovalov has won all three of his ATP Tour titles on indoor hard courts. His most recent victory was at the 2025 Dallas tournament, where he defeated three top-10 players, including Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, and Casper Ruud. He is currently on a five-match winning streak after winning the title in Dallas.
In his junior career, Shapovalov won the Wimbledon boys’ singles title in 2016. He then broke into the top 50 of the PIF ATP Rankings less than 15 months later.
On the other hand, Nishesh Basavareddy is a 19-year-old American tennis player ranked as the world number 106. He reached a career-high ranking of number 105 in February 2025. Basavareddy peaked at number 3 in the junior rankings in January 2023 and broke into the top 200 in September 2024. He achieved his first ATP Tour semi-final in Auckland as a qualifier. In the same tournament, he had a notable upset over defending champion Alejandro Tabilo in the second round.
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Basavareddy made his tour-level debut at the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, where he had a 1-2 record in round-robin matches. He also made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 Australian Open, losing to Novak Djokovic in the first round. He has a 50-20 record in Challenger tournaments, including two titles in Tiburon and Puerto Vallarta in 2024.
Before turning professional, Basavareddy played college tennis for Stanford University and was a two-time ITA All-American. In 2022, he won the US Open boys’ doubles title with his partner, Baris, becoming the fifth all-American team to win the title in this century.
Basavareddy qualified for his third ATP Tour event of 2025 in Acapulco, defeating James Duckworth and Stefan Kozlov. This is his first tournament since the Australian Open, and he will be seeking his second top-40 win after his victory against Tabilo in Auckland earlier this year.
In summary, Denis Shapovalov is a highly-ranked Canadian player with a successful track record in Grand Slam tournaments and ATP Masters 1000 events. Nishesh Basavareddy is a young American player who has shown promise with his recent achievements and is looking for another significant win in Acapulco.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Shapovalov will win.
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