James Watt vs Mirza BasicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Watt and Mirza Basic have met 1 time since 2026; Mirza Basic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Watt has taken 0 sets to Basic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mirza Basic won at Davis Cup, Group I, PO, NZL-BIH 3-2 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Watt | Basic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Watt | Mirza Basic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 89% | 8/9 | 83% | 10/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 3/8 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 24% | 4/17 | 19% | 5/26 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 4/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 6/10 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 9/10 | 92% | 11/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 8/10 | 83% | 10/12 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Watt 0, Basic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watt
🤖 Servebot
Basic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 2,280 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James Watt.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Feb 7, 2026
Davis Cup, Group I, PO, NZL-BIH 3-2
H Hard · Rubber 2
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.03 | 3.77 |
| ROI % | -49.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.97u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Watt has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Basic's 0%).
| Opponent | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Nedic | W 63 76 | L 57 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alastair Gray
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Timofey Skatov
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Daniel Evans
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Harry Wendelken
Birmingham Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
August Holmgren
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Antoine Ghibaudo
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Franco Agamenone
Abruzzo Open Francavilla al Mare · 1st Round Qualifying
May 3
Andrej Nedic
Davis Cup, Group I, PO, NZL-BIH 3-2 · Rubber 4
Feb 8
Aziz Dougaz
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Marat Sharipov
M25 Kiseljak · 1st Round
Jun 10
Marat Sharipov
Futures 2026
Jun 10
Andrej Nedic
Zagreb Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 10
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Jan Klimas
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Juan Cruz Martin Manzano
Memorijal Mile Moralic - Split Open Jolly Autoline · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 3
Sergi Perez Contri
Zadar Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–26 matches
| Metric | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 46% |
| Sets won | 55% | 47% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Watt | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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