Georgia’s top tennis player Basilashvili wins semi-finals, will play in Doha finale tomorrow
Nikoloz Basilashvili will now face World No.13 Roberto Bautista Agut in the championship match on March 13. Photo: Nikoloz Basilashvili'/Facebook
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Georgia’s No. 1 tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has won today’s semi-finals by defeating his rival Taylor Fritz at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.
Basilashvili, 29, will face 2019 Doha champion Roberto Bautista Agut in the championship match tomorrow.
???????? Nikoloz Basilashvili is through to the final in Doha.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 12, 2021
He scores a 7-6(3), 6-1 victory over Taylor Fritz. pic.twitter.com/gOOEkPwURe
The World No. 42, Basilashvili has made history by defeating the103-time tour-level champion Roger Federer yesterday.
Back in the final! ????
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 12, 2021
2019 Doha champion Roberto Bautista Agut produces an impressive 6-3, 6-3 win over Andrey Rublev. pic.twitter.com/3GZluRQ7L4
Meanwhile, Federer who suffered the first loss of his comeback in the quarter-finals against Georgia's No. 1 tennis player said yesterday that Basilashvili played 'a completely different game' and that's why he also 'struggled a little bit more'.
Over a year ago Nikoloz Basilashvili was charged with domestic violence. Although he was released on a 100,000 GEL (about $32,500/€27,600) bail, the investigation on the case is still underway. However, Basilashvili denies the charges.