No.1 seed of Georgia Nikoloz Basilashvili started well at the Doha tournament (Qatar, 10 000 USD).

Basilashvili (No.3 seed) beat German Dominic Shults 6:4, 6:3 in the initial round and in the 1/8 final faces Chinese Chuan Vang.

In the doubles, Basilashvili and Belarusian Yahor Yatsuk overcame mentioned Vang and Swedish Lucas Renard 6:3, 6:4 and went through the ¼ final, where they will play against Polish-German duet (Chadai – Shults).