

What Time Will Karen Khachanov Play Against Nishesh Basavareddy?
Khachanov and Basavareddy are on the Day 2 Schedule at Us Open 2025 on Monday 25 August 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?
Karen Khachanov, currently ranked No. 17, will face [Wild Card] Nishesh Basavareddy, a rising American talent, in their first-ever meeting on Court 5. Khachanov’s career highlights include breaking into the Top 10 in July 2019, achieving a career-high ranking of No. 8 after finishing the 2018 season at No. 11. He notably upset top players like Isner, A. Zverev, Thiem, and Djokovic on his way to winning the 2018 ATP Masters 1000 in Paris. Despite a 23-match losing streak to Top 10 players between August 2019 and March 2023, Khachanov broke the streak by defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas en route to the semi-finals of the 2023 Miami Masters.
The Russian player also made history by becoming the first unseeded ATP Masters 1000 champion since Nalbandian in 2007 at the 2018 Paris event. He earned a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Team ROC as the No. 4 men’s player, and recorded the longest gap between ATP Masters 1000 finals in series history by reaching the final at the 2025 Toronto event. In terms of Grand Slam wins, Khachanov is among the top players born in 1990 or later, with 70 victories to his name.
On the other hand, Basavareddy has been steadily climbing the rankings, peaking at No. 99 in June 2025 after breaking into the Top 200 in September 2024 and Top 100 in March 2025. He achieved his first ATP Tour semi-final at the 2025 Auckland event, where he defeated higher-ranked players like defending champion No. 23 Tabilo and countryman Michelsen. Basavareddy also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open, facing the formidable Djokovic in the first round.
With a strong Challenger record of 54-25 and titles at the 2024 Tiburon and Puerto Vallarta events, Basavareddy’s tennis journey also includes two seasons playing college tennis for Stanford University, where he earned two ITA All-American honors. The American talent is eager to secure the biggest win of his career, especially against Top 10 opponents, aiming to become the youngest American man to defeat a Top 10 player at the US Open since Sampras achieved this feat in 1990. This match on Court 5 promises to be a compelling clash between an established ATP player and an up-and-coming talent.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Khachanov will win.
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