Roberto Carballes Baena vs Nikoloz Basilashvili Preview & Prediction | 2025 Croatia Open | First Round

Roberto Carballes Baena meets Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round at the Croatia Open.

Ranking points: ATP 250

Start date/time:

Venue: International Tennis Center, Umag, Croatia

Surface: Outdoor clay

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Roberto Carballes Baena vs Nikoloz Basilashvili prediction

Roberto Carballes Baena will be aiming to break his Nikoloz Basilashvili hoodoo in Umag.

The Spaniard has lost all three meetings with the Georgian across all three surfaces, including two at tour-level.

This will be their first encounter since 2021 and a first on the dirt since a close three-setter in a Naples Challenger 10 years ago.

Basilashvili, a former world number 16, is not quite the force of old and Carballes Baena will feel his best chance of breaking his duck against this opponent is on his favoured clay.

Enough time should have passed for the sixth seed to shed any psychological scarring from the past defeats and he’s a solid bet to finally post that elusive win here.

Roberto Carballes Baena vs Nikoloz Basilashvili tip: Roberto Carballes Baena to win