Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili beat Borna Coric of Croatia 6:3, 7:6 in Cincinnati. The match lasted an hour and 53 minutes.

Basilashvili leads head-to-head 2:0.

In 1/16 final of Cincinnati Masters Basilashvili will face world No.240 Christian Harrison. The match will start at 23:30 Tbilisi time on August 16.