Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Max Houkes, Metz 2026, Round of 32
Venue and conditions
Les Arenes de MetzMetz, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed105.5Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksVenue average
Altitude171 mLow
Player comparison
Nikoloz BasilashviliMax Houkes
#110 → #86Ranking, last 12 months#270 → #218
- #86
- Ranking
- #218
- #16
- Career high
- #205
- 34–33
- 2026 record
- 51–26
- 21–18
- 2026 on hard
- 12–6
- 21
- Titles
- 15
- 34
- Age
- 26
- 185 cm
- Height
- 188 cm
- Right
- Plays
- Left
- 2008
- Turned pro
- —
Head to head
Form and path
Nikoloz Basilashvili3–3
StockholmHard
ViennaHard
Max Houkes3–3
Orleans CHHard
Bratislava 2 CHHard
Florence CHClay
Ranking points at stake
Basilashvili#87 · 681 ptsHoukes#218 · 261 pts0points defending here0
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Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.