The 2018 season has been a breakthrough for Basilashvili. He won two ATP World Tour 500 events, in Hamburg and Beijing, and advanced to his first career Grand Slam round of 16 in New York.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nikoloz Basilashvili outlasted No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Friday to move into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open with the biggest win of his career.