SHANGHAI. Nikoloz Basilashvili gets the better of Albot in the 1st round

Nikoloz Basilashvili prevails over Radu Albot 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the 1^st round in Shanghai on Sunday. Basilashvili will have to play Benoit Paire in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Albot started the set strong after breaking Basilashvili in the 1^st game (1-0). That break was the key for the Moldovan to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Radu wasted a good opportunity to break Basilashvili in the 9^th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2^nd set.

Basilashvili had a favorable start in this set after breaking Albot in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Georgean managed to boost his lead after breaking Radu in the 4^th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of the match was when Basilashvili won 5 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

3^rd set.

The Georgean won the set after he broke Radu in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. That was decisive for Nikoloz to win the set because he didn’t concede his serve during the rest of the set.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Basilashvili scored 100 points vs. Albot’s 85 points.

Basilashvili was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8). On the other side, Albot was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 25% of his break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Basilashvili and Albot is 3-0 for Nikoloz.

Next Match: Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Benoit Paire – stats

Basilashvili will square off with Paire in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 4^th time that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Benoit Paire square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Paire (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Paire won 6-1 7-6⁵ in the semifinal in Metz back in 2017.

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (7-5 6-7¹ 6-3) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (7-6² 6-2) – See score progression
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Gilles SimonSimon (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Christian GarinGarin – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Benoit PairePaire – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (7-6⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (7-6² 6-7⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Radu AlbotAlbot (4-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Joao SousaSousa – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (2-6 6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Andy MurrayMurray – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-4 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

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• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-0) – See H2H details
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-0) – See H2H details
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Roger FedererFederer (1-1) – See H2H details
• Zhe LiLi – Lucas PouillePouille (0-0) – See H2H details
• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-0) – See H2H details
• Guido PellaPella – John MillmanMillman (1-0) – See H2H details
• David GoffinGoffin – Richard GasquetGasquet (2-1) – See H2H details
• Joao SousaSousa – Vasek PospisilPospisil (4-0) – See H2H details
• Ze ZhangZhang – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – See H2H details
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-1) – See H2H details
• Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Benoit PairePaire (0-3) – See H2H details
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• Alexander ZverevZverev – Jeremy ChardyChardy (3-1) – See H2H details
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• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – See H2H details
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – John IsnerIsner (0-1) – See H2H details
• Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – See H2H details