Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili is in Australia and prepares for Australian Open, which will start on January 19, before the qualifying matches will take place.
“I would like to thank everyone for such support. This means a lot to me. Today, I could not show my best on the court. In 2 hours I leave for Melburne and will get ready for the Australian Open”, - Basilashvili published this statement on his own “facebook” page after the match against Croatian Karlovic.
Recall that Basilashvili lost this game 6:7 (3:7), 3:6 in Doha (Qatar, 1 221 320 USD). Before this match, the Georgian tennis player won three matches in qualification and in main draw overcame Russian Mikhail Yuzhni 7:5, 6:2.
By this result, Basilashvili moved to the 157th place, which is the best showing of his career.
The ballot of “Australian Open’s” qualifying draws is scheduled for January 12.
