Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili overcame the first round of the qualifying draw at the French Open.
No.27 seed Basilashvili beat Laslo Djere of Serbia 6:4, 6:4. Nikoloz used 5 from 13 break points and lost his 3 serves. The Georgian top seed served 1 ace and made one double fault.
Basilashvili earned 8 ranking points. In the next round he will face Bjorn Fratangelo of America.
Basilashvili is in the 135th place and Fratangelo – in the 147th place. If the Georgian beats the American, he will earn 16 points.