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Nikoloz Basilashvili #117 def. Daniel Merida #86

6-4 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	May 7, 2026
Tournament	Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R128
Winner	Nikoloz Basilashvili
Score	6-4 2-6 6-3
Loser	Daniel Merida
Duration	2h 3m

Stat	Nikoloz Basilashvili	Daniel Merida
Aces	7	1
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	53	64
First serve points won %	72	63
Second serve points won %	41	37
Break points saved %	50	64
Break points converted %	36	50
Service points won %	58	53
Return points won %	47	42
Total points won %	52	48
Serve rating	236	226
Return rating	171	167

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nikoloz Basilashvili	Daniel Merida
Country	GEO	ESP
Birth date	Feb 23, 1992	Sep 26, 2004
Age	34	21
Height	185	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	117	86
Ranking points (entering)	539	696
Elo (entering)	1,653	1,720
Career W-L	149–180	11–6
Career earnings	$9,780,652	$666,568

Pre-match H2H

Nikoloz Basilashvili 0 – 0 Daniel Merida

Path

Nikoloz Basilashvili's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 2026	Q2	Rinky Hijikata	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 4, 2026	Q1	Elmer Moller	4-6 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Nikoloz Basilashvili's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 9, 2026	R64	Ben Shelton	6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Daniel Merida's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 5, 2026	Q2	Tomas Barrios Vera	6-3 3-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
May 4, 2026	Q1	Mackenzie McDonald	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data