The opening match at the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals will see Dino Prižmić of Croatia face off against the USA’s Nishesh Basavareddy. Prižmić has played 8 matches this season on the main Tour, winning four of them with a quarterfinal finish in Umag being his best outing. On the Challenger Tour, he has been in red-hot form in 2025, winning 27 of the 36 matches at that level, winning two titles at Zagreb and Bratislava.
On the other hand, Basavereddy has played 20 Tour-level matches, winning seven of them, and reaching the semifinal of the ASB Classic. The American player has had a modest record on the Challenger Tour this season, having a 6-7 win-loss record at the Challenger events, with multiple quarterfinal finishes being his best outings.
How To Watch Dino Prižmić vs. Nishesh Basavareddy?
Date: December 16, 2025
Tournament: Next Gen ATP Finals 2025
Round: Group Stage
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Surface: Indoor hardcourt
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, TSN, Sky Sports
Prižmić vs Basavareddy Head-To-Head
Given that both players have just started on the ATP Tour, it is natural that they have yet to face each other on the main Tour or the Challenger Tour; hence, their head-to-head record stands at 0-0.
Prižmić vs. Basavareddy Prediction
Prižmić has not had his best performances on hard courts, especially on indoor hard courts. His record on the surface for the year reads 4 wins and 3 losses, and no finals.
He has been a far more effective player on the clay, as five of his six Challenger finals have come on the dirt. He has some success on hard courts in general, winning four hard-court titles on the ITF Tour, the last of which he won in Tunisia in 2022.
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He has not played any Challenger-level matches on indoor hard courts this year, but overall, Basavareddy has a 16-8 win-loss record on the surface. The American player has reached two indoor hard court finals last year in Charlottesville and Champaign, but lost to the likes of James Trotter and Ethan Quinn in the respective finals.
2025 has seen a better form for Prižmić, but most of it has been on clay surfaces, whereas Basavareddy’s form has been more up-and-down, with most of his success coming on hard courts. He reached a Tour-level semifinal on a hard court in Auckland and won a set in the opening-round match at the Australian Open against Novak Djokovic. Given his hard-court prowess, the American should have the edge in the upcoming game.
Pick: Basavareddy to win in four sets
