Basilashvili downs Kecmanovic in Chengdu round of 32

Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia defeated Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6 6-4 in the round of 32 at the ATP hard-court event in Chengdu. The Georgian's serve statistics were the headline figures: 12 aces against two double faults, 65.6 percent of first serves in, 82.5 percent of first-serve points won and 71.4 percent behind the second delivery, with no break points faced across the match. Kecmanovic recorded eight aces and one double fault, landed 63.0 percent of first serves and won 67.2 percent of those points and 50.0 percent on second serve, facing 12 break points and saving 11, a rate of 91.7 percent.