Georgian tennis player faces Swiss legend Federer at top tournament
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Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili will face 17-time Grand Slam title winner Roger Federer in the first round of the Australian Open that kicks off next week in Melbourne.
The Georgian who was ranked as world's No. 117 will meet third-seeded Federer - a Swiss legend of the sport and four-time Australian Open winner - on the tournament's opening day on February 18.
The round will see 15 other matches played at the year's first Grand Slam tournament.
Basilashvili will face world's former No. 1 and four-time Australian Open winner Roger Federer on Monday. Photo by Fiona Hamilton/Tennis Australia.
The Georgian player recorded his best Grand Slam result last year after reaching the last 16 play-off round at Wimbledon before he was eliminated by Spain's Roberto Bautista.
The result saw him become the second Georgian to reach the second round of a Grand Slam tournament following Irakli Labadze's result at Wimbledon in 2006.
Basilashvili also appeared at two other Grand Slam tournaments - the Roland Garros and US Open - last year and reached his career-best ranking in October 2015 when he became world's No. 86.
The Georgian player's career statistics and overview can be viewed on his Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) page here.
The full draw of the 2016 Australian Open can be viewed here.
The year's first Grand Slam competition will run from January 18-31.
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