My win against Roger meant a lot to me because he was my idol, i would say Roger’s win was very important in my career. Beating Stefanos today was, as well, really, really important match.

Nikoloz Basilashvili

Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgian: ??????? ???????????, romanized: nik'oloz basilashvili, pronounced [nik??l?z b?sil??vili]; born 23 February 1992) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 on 27 May 2019. In July 2018, he made it into the main draw of the German Open in Hamburg as a qualifier and went on to win the tournament, defeating Leonardo Mayer in the final, thereby becoming the first Georgian player since Alex Metreveli to win an ATP tournament. In October 2018, Basilashvili won his second ATP title at the China Open by defeating world No. 4 Juan Martín del Potro in the final. In 2019, Basilashvili completed his first title defense by winning the German Open for a second successive year.

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