Basilashvili retains Hamburg title

Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili retained his title at the Hamburg Open on Sunday when he beat unseeded Russian Andrey Rublev, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Basilashvili, who was seeded fourth at the clay-court event, is ranked 16th in the world but will lose points because last year he took the title after coming through qualifying. The 27-year-old's only other ATP Tour title came in the hard-court China Open in Beijing last October.
The Georgian dropped serve early in the first set but broke back with his sixth break point of the sixth game. He wasted a set point in 10th game before clinching on the fourth break point of a marathon 12th game. The 21-year old Rublev hit back with the only break of the second set to level the match.