In the third round of Roland Garros Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili failed to favorite Rafael Nadal 0:6, 1:6, 0:6.
Nothing interesting happened for the Georgians in this match because the King of Clay had a huge advantage and did not give a chance to Basilashvili. This match was a very good experience for the Georgian.
Basilashvili looked nervous and could do nothing. He made a lot of mistakes. Despite the failure, this tournament was successful for Nikoloz. He made through to the third round of Roland Garros for the first time. Basilashvili beat Gilles Simon (3:1) and Viktor Troicki (3:0). Finally, he earned 90 points and 118 000 EUR. Nikoloz is in the 54th place in live-ranking.
