Basilashvili is a meme: wins the match and ¿celebrates? by smashing the racket

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ATP Challenger 125 de Sumter, first round. Nikoloz Basilashvili and Christopher Eubanks face off, a match between two men who know what it's like to be in the top 30, although neither is currently among the top hundred. The Georgian, as the sixth seed, is the favorite, but it takes over two hours to reach the match point. With the determination of the big days, Nikoloz closes it with a second-serve ace (6-3, 3-6, 7-5), but accompanies it with a gesture we least expected. Series face + hostile body language = he tightens the racket hard and smashes it against the ground in one blow. You would think he has been eliminated, but it's quite the opposite. We can say that it's the first time someone celebrates a victory as if it were a defeat, the quirks of Basilashvili.

A smashing win 😱

Nikoloz Basilashvili outlasts Eubanks 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in Sumter#ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/qQqdckm1yg

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