Nikoloz Basilashvili is in final of China Open
Nikoloz Basilashvili is in final of China Open

Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgian tennis player won to British number one Kyle Edmund, who missed out on what would have been his second ATP Tour final, at the China Open.

World number 16 and fifth seed Edmund was beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 in 98 minutes by the world number 34 in their semi-final Beijing, as BBC reports. Edmund lost his maiden ATP Tour final in Morocco in April.

Basilashvili will face Argentina’s world number four and top seed Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday’s final.