Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili beat world No.41 Borna Coric 6:4, 5:7, 6:4 in Lyon.

The match lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes. Nika used 4 from 14 break-points and Coric – 3 from 9. Basilashvili won 112 rallies and Borna – 106.

In 1/8 final Nikoloz will face either Andreas Seppi or Damir Dzumbur.