Novak Djokovic v Nishesh Basavareddy Extended Highlights | Australian Open 2025 First Round

[@TheAbhi541]

For those not in the know, Basa is only 19 years old and a sophomore at Stanford university. Kid's got a bright future in tennis

[@DharmicTherapist]

Anyone he faces in his college matches is now gonna think, “Damn, my opponent won a set against Djokovic”

[@dRRRy]

yeah right but he dropped outta univ

[@Nopanop]

Meh

[@W4TSKY]

@@dRRRy maybe, there’s no guaranteed success as a pro tennis player even though he’s making huge strides rn. Having a degree from somewhere like Stanford (for free too) is a dope backup plan

[@abhishekvanenooru4959]

basava buddy not basa

[@fl4176]

Great kid. Loved seeing his smile at the end, you can tell he is a fan of Novak.

[@umarsuhail5536]

And Novak as usual frustrated when he got close encounter

[@VinayKumar-kc3fp]

Such poor taste for a champion. It wasn't nice to see him treat a newcomer like that after winning.

[@dropshot118]

love this kid! some serious game. He dosent overhit. Great tennis IQ

[@changeoverpodcast]

Agreed!

[@uhoraningogabruce626]

exacltly, he was mirroring Djokovic at times

[@dropshot118]

@ i noticed that. Just good depth and control. Not blasting it. dropshots and slices to keep him off balance

[@igorstambak718]

Agreed. This Nishesh kid wasn't too bad either.

[@prashantnanda6680]

Very good observation..❤

[@jordanfehr2757]

This is how grand slam highlights are meant to be. Suspenseful, balanced, and doesn’t give up the winner in the title. All other tournaments take note lol

[@LayllasLocker]

YES!

[@BobbyTexas-k7m]

Without a single, read Null, Zero, 0 break point of Jdokovic being shown. I just wrote the suggestion and sort of conplaintment. It ain't fair. We actually did not see the winning points of the match, if you feel me what i'm reffering to. Cheers

[@ryangoss8134]

Nishesh just has a way of playing that cannot be taught. Ultra high tennis IQ, good decision making and point strategy, rarely over hits and just constructs the point in a very methodical manner. We will absolutely see more of this kid in the future, I believe he could go quite far. What more can I say about Novak? Young gun vs the master of tennis and of course he shows us how this ends every time, age is just a number for this guy and that alone is incredible.

[@uhoraningogabruce626]

he could be such a breath of fresh of air in this era of ball-bashers if hopefullys he stays on track

[@xtaf82]

I’m kinda new to tennis, but how can I understand what you mean by “high tennis IQ?” Like is there anything that he specifically does that I can take note of?

[@evan3087]

@@xtaf82watch the match again and again till you get it😅

[@vikramoddiraju4040]

@@xtaf82 He just makes smart decisions with his shots and doesn't over do anything when he doesn't need to. Sure there were times when he blasted returns and took chances, but he's just able to produce a variety of shots which keeps his opponent unsettled while also having good footwork/stability (this is high tennis iq).

[@Blitzkreig2]

He has it all except for the physical attributes. Unfortunately I think that is what will hold him back from the top 10. You can’t teach size or natural power.

[@KingCast65]

I need that kid's return game! Great stuff out there.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

Kid very accurate wording he majin uub

[@Sports4life8988]

I can see Basavareddy cracking top 50 this year. Already made an ATP Tour semis and took a set off the goat in the first month of the season is very impressive

[@don9733]

Don’t bet all your $$ u will be broke

[@threeNineFive0]

ridiculous take 😂😂

[@Sports4life8988]

@@threeNineFive0 A ridiculous take was last year when people said Sumit Nagal would make top 50. Basavareddy is already ranked 104 and has already beaten guys like Tabilo and Michelsen and we’re just in the first month of the season. If he doesn’t hit top 50, he’ll at the very least be top 70

[@threeNineFive0]

@ who and who and who? 🤣🤣🤣

[@chentye4494]

Garbage take

[@Whatreally123]

Nishesh played so well. And that for a first time in a grand slam on centre court and against the GOAT and his idol. Kid has got a great future

[@gshrdy5415]

Yes for sure.

[@hamzuhmohammed6254]

Like Andy Roddick said about novak, "First Novak takes your legs, then he takes your soul."

[@comosedice6104]

he ain’t taking shit off of sinner

[@derekanaya]

Which is wild considering their H2H

[@evan3087]

Will see who takes each other’s soul in 3rd round 😅

[@SB-mo3kz]

​@@evan3087who's he playing on the 3rd ?

[@evan3087]

@ Opelka or Machac

[@changeoverpodcast]

Excellent effort from Nishesh. Could tell from our podcast with him that his tennis IQ is elite and no doubt has potential to perform on the biggest stages. Proud of the effort!

[@selvimurthy2032]

he is indian american

[@rishi11514]

A lot of people know Nishesh through USTA because he was one of the best players in the nation for our age group. Super happy to see him playing well.

[@rajithnambiar2737]

He was returning those serves like anything man! Full fire 🔥

[@mambi74]

As a Novak loyalist: "Much repect earned Basvareddy! Look fwd to seeing you in future tourneys"

[@nofacenation5260]

No one cares that he earned your respect bro. No one cares you like Novak

[@cleanwinner2576]

Novak loyalist 😂

[@mambi74]

@@nofacenation5260 yet, here you are "bro"

[@thetruth65756]

as a novak fan, please don't say novak loyalist again 😭😭

[@mambi74]

@@thetruth65756 why do you care? don't.

[@venkataramireddyganugapent9031]

His parents are from nellore, andhra pradesh So proud of him.

[@AB-ey6vh]

Why are you proud of him

[@856shaileshkumar]

typical indian mindset , he is an American , not Indian . Stop taking pride in NRI's .

[@ankurshah23]

@@AB-ey6vh Coz Indians love claming every success brown person as their own production. Please see the flag next to his name.

[@Reddylion]

​​@@AB-ey6vhwhy shouldn't he be.

[@sank2030]

😂​@@AB-ey6vh

[@AshaWaghmare-uf2er]

What as a Tennis fan I've seen from Basa is absolutely not normal he played one of the best games I've seen he's special....

[@shivakumarkatkuri2157]

2 reddy young debutant kids make us proud on 🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA soil in a span of 1 month ..1 is basava reddy in tennis 🎾 and another nitish reddy in cricket 🏏 😊😊😊

[@godwinmene8799]

Finally longer videos 📹 ❤❤❤

[@MRB96]

This kid's return alone is good enough to be top 50

[@manuel7937]

And here we go, another bait, another "top 50" "top 10" Please stop guys, the amount of inflated comments about future players is insane, and just because of 1 match alone.

[@rishi11514]

@@manuel7937He literally has 2 challenger titles and made the semis of a 250 from qualifying and beat 5 top 100 players in a row, so it’s not really an outrageous take.

[@beaglesrfun5896]

I like Basa's game. Simple groundstrokes but powerful. Thoughtful baseliner with great anticipation.

[@justincaelas]

Djokovic’s mental game is always so impressive most others would have folded at the challenges he’s faced

[@ilwx9099]

Great effort by Basavareddy. Fantastic tennis IQ

[@selvimurthy2032]

because he have indian genes

[@mayan5600]

@@selvimurthy2032 stfu maybe that is why he is playing from American side.

[@Fitness4London]

Nishesh looks like a future top 10. Explosive shots!

[@siddharthu8192]

Incredible tennis by Nishesh Basavareddy!

[@Ramenwithegg]

That backhand is a big weapon. He’ll do dmg with that thing in years to come

[@DrPravZ]

Djokovic trying hard to find that "anger" which is his driving force. Only a miracle can make him win the title!

[@sohailhines]

Luckily for him, he's got plenty of titles already in case it doesn't work out :). GOAT.

[@evan3087]

@@sohailhines😂😂weep weep in 3rd round. Coming up..

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@evan3087Already GOAT with all Big Titles won. 🤫 weep weep fedal/sincaraz fantard 🤣🤣🤣

[@fortissimoX]

"Djokovic trying hard to find that "anger" which is his driving force." Maybe his wife told him that if he has angry outbursts on the court, she and kids will not go to his matches anymore 🙂

[@Tennis_Expert]

@@fortissimoX Watch your own yard closteboy. 🤫 If Mr.Nanograms continues to fail filling in the big shoes left by Kyrgios, then Kalinskaya will leave the doped austrian cheat permanently 🤣🤣🤣

[@VigneshDhakshinamoorthy]

What a beautiful free-flowing two-handed backhand. Basa ❤ you are just getting started young man!

[@africanus0.1]

There were moments I felt like I saw resembles of Novak in the game of Basa and i just smiled. Very well done Basa 👏 looking forward to seeing more of you 🎾

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Always a pleasure to watch Nole. This young player has some great effective skills! Nole needs more drop shots :) East Canada chiming in.

[@philsidock]

This kid's the real deal! I'll definitely keep an eye out for him 'cause pushing Djokovic at the Australian Open is no joke. Thanks Australian Open TV for the quick turnaround time! 🙌

[@stevehodgetts5384]

He looks a great player,he'll win titles for sure. Amazing how Djokovic is still hungry, it'll be tough but I hope he makes it 25

[@pauljohnson6019]

He won't, unless Sinner and Alcaraz lose to someone before 2nd week, and Zverev and Medvedev crash out!

[@stevehodgetts5384]

​​@@pauljohnson6019You're probably right, but it's incredible that he's still competing at the highest level.

[@PC-tp4cn]

Basavareddy got a super clean, well-rounded game. Clean ball-striking for a 19 yr old. He was playing incredible, but he didn't have the stamina to continue. Had he been fully healthy, he could've upset Novak ngl

[@don9733]

So now we playing games based on ifs lmao. At 19 yrs old he doesn’t have enough stamina against 37 yrs old, thats ridiculous

[@PC-tp4cn]

@@don9733 Wdym? I'm just saying...

[@arvindhmani06]

@@don9733 Djokovic at 19 had serious problems with his fatigue too, it's nothing new. Murray did as well.

[@codegeek-il5fm]

@@don9733 Younger generation is not necessarily more fit especially in the last 15 years or so. Djoker at 19/20 had a very fragile body and retired multiple times playing tennis. You can check. Doesn't mean Reddy would have beaten him anyway but yes, fitness was a factor today.

[@evan3087]

Yes he could have upset. Second set was so crucial in terms of fitness

[@leroygarcia7296]

USA men are getting better and better. I love it ❤

[@naysayer1238]

Kind of interesting: Agassi, Chang, Korda, all sons of immigrants. And Sampras the grandson of immigrants.

[@Bowl8-k9g]

@@naysayer1238if you go back far enough, won’t most Americans ancestors be from somewhere else?

[@pooolish334]

He lost

[@sergiodifranco4380]

For having 400M people and being one of the historic "tennis countries" i would say, no. Argentina having 10% of the population, less resources and tennis background has a better ratio of players. Imagine if we had 400M people, a GS in our soil and plenty of ATP500/1000 from south to north. For me USA always underperformed

[@leroygarcia7296]

@ no shit Einstein lol. But he has a lot of potential 😊

[@vasantsande8644]

He has all the moves to be a huge superstar pretty soon. Great match Nishes!

[@dudefromtx1404]

Hail to the GOAT for handling those big returns better than most, plus painting those lines out there. Basa will be a bad man in men's pro tennis I'm thinking.

[@rusticbloom4245]

Those powerful ground strokes and the angels he creates with that forehand is Top 20 player stuff. His physical attributes are a slight hindrance especially the height and the stamina having Indian genes but Kudos to this guy playing with such confidence making Djokovic run around the court like that.

[@Miguel.Garcia]

What do Indian genes have to do with this

[@sankadines]

he belongs to warrior caste so his genes are good anyways.

[@bindruk4321]

@@sankadines why do yt wannabes yap about caste without knowing what it is

[@VARMOT123]

there is no indian genes you dumbo . indian is a nationality not a race

[@ToiletTennis]

AO proving they are the best YT channel of the 4 slams

[@SuperKanon7]

Es muy importante tomar ritmo competitivo y este partido aporto mucho a eso.

[@krishnateja7728]

I see something special is brewing... Rock on, Basava!!

[@steveferguson8047]

Well played Nishesh and Bryan. Great to watch!

[@LyricalMurderer1]

Who is Bryan?

[@steveferguson8047]

@@LyricalMurderer1 Nishesh's coach!

[@LyricalMurderer1]

@@steveferguson8047 Bryan was on the court playing?

[@Zaccpakthoon28]

What a prospect Basa is... the back hand he was giving to NJ was some serious hitting.

[@susa4727]

Like watching Djokovic vs Djokovic! Nishesh has a bright future

[@seenuz1]

Appreciate Reddy ... good luck...❤❤👍👍

[@calgary_kai]

It took almost 3 hrs against pretty much unknown. He gets this excited to get a set from this guy after 3rd set win. It's not looking good... His next opponents are much much stronger. I am his fan hope he makes it all the way but I have a feeling he will be lucky to face Arcaraz in QF.

[@venkatbollimuntha178]

Great fight, and excellent start from Nishesh Basavareddy, Keep it up, and wishing you a great career success in future

[@redfox14-ffox]

I thought Basavareddy played great up until 4-3 in the 2nd set, he really took it to Djokovic and had him on edge, however he covered almost twice as much court as Djokovic up until that point. Unsurprisingly, the cramps then set in and it was rather straightforward for Djokovic once he won the 2nd set. I'm a fan of Basavareddy already, got great tennis IQ, makes pretty good decisions during points, looking forward to watching more of him. Best of luck to Djokovic this AO

[@floraflavour1760]

Wow...Seen after loooooong ,an Indian fighting n throwing challenge to a legend..kudos Reddy...Love from India..

[@babyblu5590]

The consistency of Djoker made all the difference here. Economy of motion, consistent strokes. He is like a steam engine chugging and chugging along until you are overcome.

[@palepumurali3552]

Being a hard core fan of Novak., Not sure if its because of the Talented Young Indian or Seeing Novak struggle to get past this first round ... But it would be a monumental effort for Novak ,to reach the Final of this edition of AO., let alone to Win it.

[@helloworld2054]

Alcaraz will eat him alive if only he reaches that far

[@purnimg]

He is not Indian, he is American.

[@Whatreally123]

Well I guess he can up his game when needed. He hasnt played that much in the last couple of months. But yes if this his gpon to be his level, it'll be difficult

[@salvatore6219]

@@purnimg 😂😂sure

[@TimelyAdventure]

@@purnimgUSA tennis is looking better and better these days 🇺🇸

[@chizibomx]

Great start Nole, nice play Nishesh

[@AlexfromHollywood]

Bassavareddy for the world👍

[@aviraljanveja5155]

Probably the best Indian origin player I have seen. Solid serve, solid return, solid baseline game, could be even more lethal if he comes to the net more often.

[@designstudio9955]

Great play and composure and grace by the kid....the usual boisterous djoko..yelling...getting pissed..and the usual banter...😅

[@bobbysmith5617]

stop spoiling the winner on the thumbnail

[@defensivemidfielder3818]

YES!

[@RF_20]

Not too obvious

[@meghanvasant]

Facing the Maestro in the first round can be an overwhelming experience but this young Man was quite impressive.

[@madhavigunnala3479]

Great play by Reddy!, Taking first set frim Novak is not a joke & next sets 6-3,6-4 etc is also a good score with Top notch players !, 👏👏👏👏

[@magicmic2309]

He was able to ruffle Novak...Mr.Reddy is indeed powerful. BRAVO!!

[@jeffreymassingham1841]

Novak does not have that explosiveness anymore against sinner he will be blown off the court

[@sportsmediaamerica]

Seems likely. Unless someone somehow vanquishes Sinner beforehand.

[@jameycollins725]

Novak has gotten slower due most likely of his aging through the years. He is the only remaining of the Trinity so we should enjoy him while he is still in the game.

[@darrylperry648]

I noticed that also, in this match. He is a step or two slower, and as the competition gets tougher round by round, I will not be surprised if he gets knocked out by the 4th round or even earlier.

[@jameycollins725]

@@darrylperry648 true. That would be sad. I would like to see Novak reach the semifinal or even the final but I doubt that will happen because everybody is playing crazy good even in the early rounds.

[@Goodson455]

I think tomas mach will beat him

[@VeerMann-bi4cy]

Novak doing Novak things, what a legend. Bass was awesome, for a young kid great talent. Deffo one to watch.

[@huntercarroll6740]

Brilliant returns from Basa

[@user-fy1sx4vt4m]

I saw Basavaresddy for the first time a few days ago on Karue Sell's channel and though "Damn this kid is good." Looks like he has a lot of potential.

[@_Blaze_13]

Basava reddy 🗿🗿🗿 Basava reddy 💀💀 ikyk

[@brotherdavis771]

Well he gave the GOAT a fight for sure. We will look out for Basa. He’s gonna come out good.

[@AlvaroBracamonteRosales]

Vamos Nole❤❤❤

[@RadarPip]

Nishesh raised some eyeballs today

[@LayllasLocker]

I love the birds who also enjoyed the match. XD 6:32 especially this one, lmao

[@mgr001]

Beautiful courtcraft, Nish. I'm going to enjoy watching you become No.1 very soon. Reminded me of the great Vijay Armitraj (yes, I'm old). In the meantime, Go, Novak

[@FleagleSangria]

Thank you for listening and giving us longer highlight videos. Now please stop showing the winner in the thumbnail and it will be perfect. Thanks.

[@muralip1364]

07:18 that was some serve 🥎

[@justicetiwol1147]

I love this Indian kid

[@rajshah5022]

He's American, you racist

[@zuncmail]

Sorry, He is American .

[@justicetiwol1147]

@zuncmail of Indian descent

[@pooolish334]

He lost

[@rajshah5022]

@@justicetiwol1147 hi

[@erriprakashreddy]

Well played Reddy 👏👏👌👌

[@manojshiva13]

Indian Origin🇮🇳. And a Telugu.. proud !!

[@Supercell-g9g]

big respect for not spoiling

[@lakshmiharan]

Its not easy to drag the set from novak. Impressed by basava

[@amberanand21]

Well Played Basa. You have bright future ahead.

[@snehaluchil8065]

Proud to see one of our own in the world stage. We need more Indians in Singles on the top

[@Darryl-ci5pv]

For Novak to struggle this much in the first round, I's not a good sign.

[@Wokovsky]

To his credit Basa is an amazing player, I’ve played with him in Florida and he’s def something else. It would be a tough match for anyone.

[@Whatreally123]

​@@Wokovsky Nishesh played very well. His technique and temperament were superb and measured. He was t trying to over hit every single ball like other youngsters.

[@Mark-ut5oq]

Remember when Djokovic lost set set 1 in 2021 Wimbledon to a player in his first ever GS? It doesn’t mean all that much. His opponent was playing amazing

[@LuisP10s]

@@Mark-ut5oq We can't ignore the fact that it's been 4 years since 2021. Djoko is 37 now and he looks vulnerable. I'm saying this as a big Djoko fan, he needs to play better next round and beyond to get fast wins and save his legs

[@Ramki_Pro_3108]

wow superb performance by this kid

[@1225maddy]

Great, long way to go Nishesh. Good Luck.

[@QK_Engineer]

crazy how im 1-0 against Nishesh, we both from Indiana 😂 he would destroy me now ofc

[@lukeinvictus]

Nice

[@charltondottin9961]

I'm 0-1 against him 😂. Got a couples games tho.

[@rameducation9]

Congrats 🎉🎉🎉

[@sbera87]

Wow what a performer. He lost but won hearts. Definitely enjoyable to watch

[@balarajkakumanu9882]

I surprised to Reddy is playing for US. anyhow he won a set against one of greats is thrilling.

[@AkesH-808]

Djokovich the best💪

[@bvnlkiran5003]

Basava best

[@gowthamn89]

I would love for Basava to work hard on his fitness. He has got the skill but fitness is where most people lose out to champion material like Djokovic. Very fresh to see Basava’s game and he also has a bit of Nadal’s movement on forehand.

[@ramukesireddy667]

Great Kid ❤love him

[@AW-zk5qb]

The young American has a bright future ahead of him

[@xZOOMARx]

Seeing I’m take a set off djoko makes me feel a lot better about Karue’s loss to him last year

[@jacobnesbit8458]

Are you a big karue guy?

[@TimelyAdventure]

Probably makes Karue feel better as well

[@judi-zb4wu]

Love him more and more!

[@ajayk8091]

South Indians are smart everywhere

[@Thenobelfan]

Happy to see the comments don’t talk about his country of ancestry. Djoko was just too good

[@Lifebmoments]

Good game by youngster ❤

[@konda771]

Well played boy ❤

[@sundarkiranmadanu1192]

top notch performance

[@rioverde1597]

Murray is making a big impact already 😂

[@rg2613]

weird seeing Andy as NOvak's coach

[@chiemekaa]

Wait a minute....I kept wondering why they were steadily showing him!

[@manuel7937]

@@chiemekaa Because he is Andy Murray??

[@edgarlopez6019]

Se ve calmo novak....economizando sus energías ...jugando más eslais....que debería de haberlo hecho desde mucho antes...👍

[@nvs2815]

❤ *UNVAXXED NOVAXX @37 years is KING FOREVER* ❤👑❤❤👑❤

[@rakshitkumar6717]

Need to play more aggressively

[@chosenprimeproductions1755]

It is sad to see that Novak does not have that ability to hit rocket winners on his groundstrokes anymore. In his prime, he was hitting so powerful. If you don't know what I am talking about, see his match against Nadal in 2016 Doha Final. He blasted Nadal away. I guess father time is unbeatable...

[@codegeek-il5fm]

I mean he will be 38 later this year. That's grandpa age for tennis. The fact that he is still competing and winning is good enough. I honestly doubt he will win the AO this year considering we have Sinner and Alcaraz in the mix BUT you never rule Djoker out.

[@chosenprimeproductions1755]

@@codegeek-il5fm Well said

[@evan3087]

@@codegeek-il5fmlet him go past Machac or opelka first in 3rd round

[@Mark-ut5oq]

@@chosenprimeproductions1755 this is just objectively false. Look at the average ground stroke speed. You’re simply wrong..if anything it’s higher.

[@emib343]

Djokovic is so cute 6:07 "YESSSS" like a child :) , VOLIM TE NOLE

[@naysayer1238]

No, you are the one in your mom's basement merely projecting.

[@emib343]

@@naysayer1238 go cry, little one