Prediction Of Basavareddy Vs Cilic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Lynk & Co Hangzhou Open 2025?

What Time Will Nishesh Basavareddy Play Against Marin Cilic?

Basavareddy and Cilic are on the Day 2 Schedule at Lynk & Co Hangzhou Open 2025 on Thursday 18 September 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?

Nishesh Basavareddy, a 20-year-old American ranked World No. 109 with a career-high of No. 99, is set to face off against Marin Cilic from Croatia for the first time. Basavareddy has made significant progress in his career, peaking at World No. 3 in junior rankings in January 2023, breaking into the Top 200 in September 2024, and the Top 100 in March 2025. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 99 in June 2025.

Basavareddy had impressive performances, including advancing to his first ATP Tour SF at the 2025 Auckland after defeating defending champion No. 23 Tabilo and countryman Michelsen. He also qualified for the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals and made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 Australian Open. Basavareddy has a Challenger record of 56-26, winning titles at the 2024 Tiburon and 2024 Puerto Vallarta. He spent two seasons playing college tennis for Stanford University and won the 2022 US Open boys’ doubles title.

Marin Cilic, aged 36 and ranked World No. 59 with a career-high of No. 3, has an extensive list of achievements in his career. He became World No. 1 junior and broke into the Top 10 after reaching the 2010 Australian Open SF. Cilic won the 2014 US Open title after defeating Federer but lost to him in the 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open finals. He has 21 titles and 593 victories, defeating top players like Djokovic and Nadal. Cilic was the lowest-ranked champion in ATP Tour history when he won the 2024 Hangzhou as World No. 777.

Heading into their match, Cilic is on a 5-match winning streak in Hangzhou after winning the title there last year. Basavareddy, on the other hand, is looking to continue his rise and potentially move up in the rankings. It will be an exciting matchup between the young American and the experienced Croatian player.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Basavareddy will win.
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