THE FACTS
When is Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili taking place? Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili will take place on Wednesday 28th July, 2021 at (not before) 06:00 (UK)
Where is Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili taking place? Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili will take place at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo
What surface is Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili played on? Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili will be played on hard courts
Where can I get tickets for Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili? There are no tickets for Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili as Olympic Tennis will take place without spectators.
What TV channel is Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili on in the UK? Olympic coverage is shared between BBC and Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedules for Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili
Where can I stream Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili in the UK? If Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili is televised on BBC then it can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app. If Alexander Zverev vs Nikoloz Basilashvili is televised on Eurosport then subscribers can stream the match live on Eurosport Player
THE PREDICTION
World number five Alexander Zverev has had it easy up to this point of Tokyo 2020 with two comprehensive wins over Yen-Hsun Lu and Daniel Elahi Galan so far. The 24-year-old should be targeting the quarter-finals here at least but faces a big step-up in quality against world number 41 Nikoloz Basilashvili. 29-year-old Basilashvili overcame a tough second round encounter with in-f0prm Lorenzo Sonego to come through in three sets. Both Zverev and Basilashvili have won two ATP titles so far this season as some of the best performers on tour in 2021.
Zverev leads their head-to-head record 2-1 with both of his wins coming on hard courts at the Shanghai Masters and Rogers Cup in 2018 and 2019, whilst Basilashvili beat the German at the 2019 Hamburg Open in his favoured clay. This should be an intense match with the Georgian a heart-on-sleeve kind of player but Zverev has been mightily impressive so far and should come through as the outright winner.