In the first round of Delray Beach Open Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Tommy Haas of Germany 6:7, 7:6, 6:2 and will face Steve Darcis in 1/8 final.

Despite victory, Basilashvili made a lot of mistakes. Haas was trying to win at the expense of the opponent’s mistakes. However, the German also had many mistakes and Basilashvili was more fortunate. Nikoloz served 6 aces and Haas – 3. Tommy made 10 double faults and Basilashvili – 3. In 1/8 final Nikoloz will face Steve Darcis of Belgium who beat Bernard Tomic of Australia in the first round.