Nikoloz Basilashvili has a good start at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Chapionships. The Georgian beat Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis 5:7, 7:6, 6:3. The match lasted two hours and 40 minutes.

On February 26 Basilashvili will face Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff. The Georgian leads head-to-head 2:1.

Nikoloz Basilashvili – Ricardas Berankis 2:1 (5:7, 7:6, 6:3)