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Nikoloz Basilashvili Uncovered

Nikoloz Basilashvili is on the verge of breaking into the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time. Learn more about the Georgian in this edition of ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot.

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Red-Hot Basilashvili Looks To Extend Run In Delray Beach

Forgive Nikoloz Basilashvili if he looks a little haggard on Monday night when he plays Tommy Haas at the Delray Beach Open. It has been quite the past few weeks for the Georgian 24-year-old. Earlier this month, he ran off three consecutive wins to reach the semi-finals of the Garanti Koza Sofia Open in Bulgaria. In the second round, he improved to 2-1 against Top 10 players by upsetting World No. 8 Dominic Thiem. Basilashvili reached the semi-finals by knocking out five-time ATP World Tour titlist Martin Klizan. The next week brought Basilashvili even closer to his first career ATP World Tour title. At the Memphis Open, he strung together four more wins, including a second-round upset of No. 20...

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Johnson Fights Through In Memphis

Fourth seed Steve Johnson showed impressive resilience in reaching the quarter-finals in Memphis, rallying from a set down on Thursday to defeat qualifier and fellow American Tim Smyczek, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. “I didn’t play my best tennis at the beginning, but I figured it out at the end,” said Johnson. “You can’t always play your A-game and he was doing everything that he needed to do, so I just had to go to Plan B.” Smyczek appeared primed for the upset in the opening set, saving all four break points against him and breaking Johnson twice to grab the early lead. But the fourth seed shifted the momentum down 3-4 in the second set, winning nine of the final 11...

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