Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili made through to final of Guangzhou Challenger (China, 50 000 USD). Today he had to hold two matches and won both of them.

No.7 seed Basilashvili defeated Franco Skugor of Croatia 6:7 (7:9), 6:4, 6:2. He was beating the second opponent Dudi Sela of Israel 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:2 when his opponent retired.

The Georgian tennis player earned 55 ranking points. If Nikoloz wins final, he will gain 90 points.

Basilashvili will face Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in final which will be held on Monday. Lacko is world No.106 and Basilashvili is world No.117.