Nishesh Basavareddy beat Aziz Dougaz 6-4, 7-5 in the Brussels qualifying final on October 18, 2026. The third qualifying seed held all eleven service games and saved all four break points he faced.
Tennis.com records 44 first serves made in 71 attempts and 35 points won behind those 44 first serves. He also won 16 of 27 second-serve points, with seven aces and no double faults.
Dougaz served one more ace, eight, but won 29 of 47 first-serve points. Basavareddy converted two of nine break chances while Dougaz missed all four, producing the game margin across the two sets.
Eleven holds plus two breaks account for the winner’s thirteen games. Basavareddy completed both sets without a tiebreak to enter the ATP 250 main draw.
