Basilashvili d. Fritz

Basilashvili beat Fritz 7-6(3), 6-1 in the semifinals at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Basilashvili won 68 of 122 points (56%). Basilashvili hit 5 aces to 8 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (19/24) against 68% for Fritz. The second serve told: 68% won for Basilashvili, 43% for Fritz. Basilashvili converted 3 of 7 break points and saved 0 of 1 faced; Fritz converted 1 of 1. The match was played on hard in Qatar.