WASHINGTON — Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili upset Croatian top seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Memphis Open.
A week shy of his 25th birthday, the world No. 67 won all 37 of his first-serve points and took only 69 minutes to dispatch hard-serving 37-year-old Karlovic, ranked 20th.
Basilashvili, seeking his first ATP crown, advanced to the last eight at the indoor hardcourt event, where he will meet Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden, who downed US teen Taylor Fritz. 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 after one hours and 42 minutes.
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Source: Saudi Gazette
