体坛英语资讯：Basilashvili shocks del Potro in China Open final
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 7-- <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unseeded">unseeded</span> <span word="Nikoloz">Nikoloz</span> <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span> 6-4, 6-4 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="Fabio">Fabio</span> <span word="Fognini">Fognini</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="unseeded">unseeded</span> <span word="Georgian">Georgian</span> <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="sapping">sapping</span> <span word="matchup">matchup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="aces">aces</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="rattled">rattled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferocity">ferocity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="baseline">baseline</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Georgian">Georgian</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 46 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="baseline">baseline</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="aces">aces</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="blows">blows</span>.</p><p><span word="Matters">Matters</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pulsating">pulsating</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Argentinian">Argentinian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Potro">Potro</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="miscued">miscued</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>-<span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Basilashvili">Basilashvili</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5-4.</p>
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