Nikoloz Basilashvili gets by Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Cagliari on Friday. Basilashvili will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Laslo Djere in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes.
The Georgean added to his prize money € 6,815 after winning this match. He has won already € 20,465 till now in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the Georgean will add € 8,285 to his earnings to get in total € 28,750.
Highlights Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Sardegna Open – Cagliari
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:34
At the end of the match, Nikoloz scored 121 points vs. the German’s 110.
Basilashvili
Nikoloz won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (6/16) of the procured opportunities.
Struff
On the other side, Struff was struggling when converting his break points (only 29% – 4/14). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Basilashvili and Struff is 3-3.
Draw and next match H2H: Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Laslo Djere – stats
Basilashvili will take on Djere in the semifinal.
This will be the 5th time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Laslo Djere clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Basilashvili and Djere (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Djere won 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Kitzbuhel back in 2018.
Live score progression and stats
Basilashvili conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Djere in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Nikoloz to win the set since Jan-Lennard found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Basilashvili maintained his focus to break Jan-Lennard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game before conquering the set (7-5).
Nikoloz converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 9th (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, the German converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).
They played 85 points. Nikoloz was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Jan-Lennard (45-40). Basilashvili surrendered 19 points on serve (25-19). On the losing side, Jan-Lennard conceded 20 points on serve (21-20).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Struff conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
They played 82 points. It’s worth to point out that, Struff won this set even if he scored less points 2 than the Georgean (40-42). Struff conceded 17 points on serve (25-17). on the other side of the net, Basilashvili conceded 15 points on serve (25-15).
Basilashvili took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Djere in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Basilashvili to win the set as Struff succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Georgean kept his cool to break Jan-Lennard in the 9th (6-3) game.
Basilashvili converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Struff converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 40-A and 40-A).
They played 58 points. The Georgean won 8 more points than Struff (33-25). Nikoloz lost 10 points on serve (16-10). on the other side of the court, Jan-Lennard conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).
Tennis Scores in Cagliari
- Laslo DjereDjere – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 4-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Aljaz BedeneBedene (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-5 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (3-6 7-66 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Laslo DjereDjere – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (2-2) – H2H details and stats
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-3) – H2H details and stats
