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In Saturday's second semi-final, Basilashvili won a rollercoaster affair against Nicolas Jarry, surviving 7-5, 0-6, 6-1. He prevailed after one hour and 36 minutes, with a two-hour rain delay halting play midway through the first set.
The 26-year-old was on the ropes after being bageled in the second set, but he would right the ship in the decider, dropping just five service points to reel off six of the last seven games. Basilashvili earns a spot in his third ATP World Tour final with the win. He has reached a title match in three consecutive years, previously finishing runner-up to Paolo Lorenzi in Kitzbuhel in 2016 and to Ryan Harrison in Memphis last year.
The first player representing the nation of Georgia to reach a tour-level final, Basilashvili will look to go one step further when he faces Mayer for the first time. Regardless of the result, he is projected to crack the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings on Monday.
R1 [5] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-5 1-6 6-4
R2 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-6(6) 6-4
QF [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 7-6(4) 6-3
SF Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 7-5 0-6 6-1
W Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-4 0-6 7-5
Re: Nikołoz Basilaszwili
: 30 lip 2018, 1:10
autor: Barty
Georgian History! Basilashvili Lifts Maiden Title In Hamburg
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Georgian becomes fourth qualifier to triumph in 2018
Nikoloz Basilashvili trailed 3-5 in the third set of his final-round qualifying match in Hamburg last Sunday. On a three-match tour-level losing streak, it appeared the 26-year-old would fall short of even playing in the main draw at the German Tennis Championships 2018 presented by Kampmann. But that did not stop the World No. 81 from making national history.
Basilashvili defeated two-time Hamburg titlist Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 on Sunday to become the first Georgian to win an ATP World Tour title.
“What a match today. I’m extremely tired, I played seven matches. I literally gave, in every match, my heart,” Basilashvili said on court after the victory. “I’m pretty sure every player worked so hard for this, but it’s an unbelievable moment for me.”
The third time proved the charm for Basilashvili, who failed to win a set in his first two tour-level championship-match appearances in Kitzbuhel two years ago (l. to Lorenzi) and Memphis last season (l. to Harrison). Thanks to the 250 points he earns, will climb 46 spots in the ATP Rankings to No. 35, the highest placement of any Georgian in history. Irakli Labadze previously held the best mark of World No. 42.
“I think you had a great, incredible tournament,” tournament director and Class of 2018 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Michael Stich told Basilashvili after his victory. “I think it just shows that you have a lot of determination, a lot of mental will to play seven matches throughout this week and you played great tennis every single match you played.”
Basilashvili is the fourth qualifier to triumph on the ATP World Tour this season, joining Daniil Medvedev (Sydney), Mirza Basic (Sofia) and Roberto Carballes Baena (Quito). Marco Cecchinato claimed his maiden title in Budapest as a lucky loser.
The last time four qualifiers finished in the winners' circle in the same year was in 1995 (Rios, Lapentti, Doumbia, Dewulf). Basilashvili is the first winner at the 500-level to come through qualifying since Philipp Petzschner in Vienna 10 years ago.
But for a while, it appeared he would fall short for the third time in three finals. After using his relentless offence to hit Mayer off the court in the first set, the Argentine steadied his ship in the second set, breaking three times and winning 67 per cent of return points to force a decider. Neither player faced break point until 5-5, when Basilashvili's firepower proved too much to handle for Mayer, hitting a massive inside-in forehand to force an error from the World No. 36.
The Georgian was made to wait for his moment of glory, saving break point as he served for the title. But he was not to be denied, as Mayer wildly missed an aggressive forehand on the match's final point.
Mayer was trying to become just the second player to lift three or more ATP World Tour titles in the same city without claiming a trophy anywhere else. Victor Estrella Burgos, who was victorious from 2015-17 in Quito, remains the only player to do so at tour-level.
Did You Know?
Alex Metreveli, who claimed five tour-level titles in his career, competed under the Russian flag. But Metreveli was born in the same city as Basilashvili: Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgian is fourth qualifier to triumph on the ATP World Tour in 2018
Nikoloz Basilashvili made Georgian history on Sunday, becoming the first player from his country to clinch an ATP World Tour title by winning the German Tennis Championships 2018 presented by Kampmann. Thanks to the triumph, he will also become the highest-placed Georgian in the history of the ATP Rankings, moving up to No. 35 on Monday. Irakli Labadze climbed as high as No. 42.
After the victory, Basilashvili spoke to ATPWorldTour.com:
How does it feel to be holding your first ATP World Tour singles trophy?
It’s unbelievable to win the title. I’d been to a final two times, but to win a title is something else. Also to win a 500-level title, it’s unbelievably big for me. It means everything. It’s what I’ve been training and working for.
Was winning an ATP World Tour singles title something you always wanted to achieve when you decided to become a tennis player?
When I was young, I definitely didn’t know what an ATP title was. But when I moved to professional tennis, yes. My goal was to win a title and for me, to win any ATP title, it takes a lot of effort and I’m really satisfied.
What does it mean to win a title on the ATP World Tour representing Georgia?
It's unbelievable, of course. It means so much to be the only player from Georgia to win an ATP title. It’s something special, for sure.
It took you a 7-5 third-set victory against Jurgen Melzer in qualifying just to reach the main draw. At what point did you begin to think you could lift the title?
Coming into this tournament, I was really, really focused. I did not even see the draw when it came out. When I beat Melzer, he was serving for the match, and I had a feeling I could go far in this tournament. I don’t know why. But I was really focused the whole week and my routine was a bit different from the other times. Also working with Jan De Witt, it helped me a lot. He put me on the right route, so obviously it was a really good week.
Speaking of your new coach, what have you been working on to help your game since you started the partnership?
It’s small things on which we’ve been working. But I needed those small things a lot. We started working two months ago step by step, but most importantly I’m enjoying it, I’m listening to him and believing what he says, so let’s see how it’s going to be in the future.
What was it like walking on the court knowing you had lost in your first two finals and how did you overcome any thoughts lingering from those two matches?
Today I think I played one of my worst matches of the tournament, I would say. I was unbelievably tight. I think I got lucky today. The chances I had, I used them today and I think if it was a different round, first or second round, I would play differently and much more relaxed. Most important is that this win, getting the title, will help me a lot to get confidence and to have a lot of experience if I’m playing another final, something like that.
Who was your idol growing up and how did they motivate you in your tennis journey?
My idols are everybody who is in the Top 10, because I think those guys are warriors. Whoever achieves the Top 10, he is my idol and I’m trying to be like him. I respect the guys so much. I think to be in the Top 10, it takes so much effort and so much focus. To say exactly who my idol was, obviously Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and so many other players, past players who are not playing at this moment. But those four players have been my idols for sure.
Is there anybody that you would like to acknowledge or thank for getting you to this milestone in your career?
My father put inside me that, even though we haven’t been working for four years, that I could be a good player. That is the key, that inside me I think I could be a good player. But I think I’ve been playing good tennis, I just needed somehow to get everything together. There was something that was always missing. So far, I’ve got everything together now. I can control my emotions much better, which I think was my big minus. I think that was the most important thing.
Aside from tennis what are your favourite interests and hobbies?
I have a lot of interests, but here during the tournaments I have nothing. Tennis is such a tough sport, all week you need to stay focused. If you lose early, you need to stay focused to get ready for the next tournament. But hobbies, I’m interested in so many things. If I start saying now, I can’t finish. But my main hobbies are music, I really like aviation, I like cooking, a lot of different things.
Meanwhile, Nikoloz Basilashvili rallied from a set down for the first time since May, overcoming 18th seed Jack Sock 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3). The Georgian, who lifted his first ATP World Tour trophy in Hamburg last month, has now reached the third round at all four Grand Slams. He fired 45 winners to prevail under the lights on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Basilashvili's second Top 20 win of the year (also d. Carreno Busta in Hamburg) sets a meeting with Argentina's Guido Pella. It will be their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting. Pella dismissed Paolo Lorenzi 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 in two hours and eight minutes, and the left-hander has not dropped a set thus far at Flushing Meadows.
Fifth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili continued the best season of his career on Thursday at the Moselle Open in Metz. The 26-year-old Georgian reached the quarter-finals by beating #NextGenATP Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 6-3.
Basilashvili become the first Georgian to win an ATP World Tour title in July in Hamburg. Earlier this month, he also become the first Georgian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the US Open. He will next meet top seed Kei Nishikori.
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