Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Ben Shelton — R64 — Italian Open

Ranked 117th, Nikoloz Basilashvili flipped a 111-spot gap on No. 6 Ben Shelton by neutralizing the one weapon that should have settled it: Shelton's 12 aces to his 2 never translated into holds, as the Georgian broke three times from nine chances while the American converted just 1 of 3. Basilashvili won 18 of 31 games despite trailing on the aggregate winner count, took the second-serve battle 56% to 51%, and closed in three after dropping the tiebreak 7-5. First clay meeting; he leads the head-to-head 1-0.