Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili celebrates during his victorious clash against Roger Federer at the Qatar Open on March 11, 2021 AFP/Samer Al-RejjalDOHA: Spain's former champion Roberto Bautista Agut, the fifth seed, and Georgia's unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili qualified on Friday for the Qatar Open final, overcoming humid and windy conditions.
The 29-year-old will attempt to secure his fourth title Saturday after saving a match point against Federer. Rublev had an unusually easy path to the semis, a first round bye which was followed by injury-enforced walkovers handed to him by Richard Gasquet and Marton Fucsovics.Bautista Agut had a difficult start to this season with four wins to five losses coming into Doha.
"Yesterday's match already give me a lot of confidence," Basilashvili said of his victory over 20-time Grand Slam title winner Federer.He described Bautista Agut as a"very good baseline player".Bautista, who celebrated his 14th top-10 win after ousting Rublev, described the Qatar Open and the Khalifa International Tennis Complex as"one of my favourites".
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