Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina — SF — Chengdu Open

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reached the Chengdu Open final by beating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semifinals. The match is recorded as completed, but its set-by-set score was not verified. The aggregates describe a close match. Davidovich Fokina won 86 of the 170 points and 16 of the 29 games. Basilashvili earned nine break points and converted two, while the No. 2 seed took three of his five. Basilashvili struck 13 aces to his opponent's six, but Davidovich Fokina landed 78 percent of his first serves and held 13 of his 15 service games. Basilashvili, a 34-year-old Georgian ranked ATP No. 145, arrived in Chengdu without a recorded match since July 20. He then reached the last four without dropping a set, past Miomir Kecmanovic, Botic van de Zandschulp and Jenson Brooksby in the quarterfinals. The two had no prior meetings on record. The betting market had made Davidovich Fokina a 70 percent favorite. He plays for the title on September 29, the tournament's scheduled closing day.