Georgia’s NO. 1 tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili won over the world’s NO. 8, Dominic Thiem of Austria 6:4, 6:4 in 1/8 final of Sofia Open.

It took an hour and 12 minutes to defeat Thiem. The Georgian player played confidently and controlled the situation.

Basilashvili earned 45 ranking points and 13 970 EU at the current tournament.

In ¼ final, Nika will face the world’s NO. 36, Martin Klizan of Slovakia. The match will take place on February 10, at 21:30 Tbilisi time.