Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili is in Qatar and is trying to qualify for the main draw of the Doha prestigious tournament (1 221 320 USD).

In the first round of the qualifying round the Georgian tennis player defeated No.7 seed Gastao Elias of Portugal 6:4, 6:1.

In the second round Nikoloz will play Philipp Oswald of Austria and the Georgian is a favorite. This match will start at 15:30 Tbilisi time.

Basilashvili needs to win 3 matches to qualify for the main draw. In case of success, Nikoloz will face one of these players: Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2), Juan Monaco (Argentina), Davit Ferrer (Spain, 4), Mikhail Youzhny (Russia).