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German Open: Leonardo Mayer Heavy Favorite For Third Title

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Leonardo Mayer of Argentina returns to Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany during their Men's Singles first round match on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Leonardo Mayer of Argentina returns to Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany during their Men's Singles first round match on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /
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German Open action reaches the finals this weekend in Hamburg. In the championship match is defending champion Leonardo Mayer.

German Open men’s singles action has reached the finals this weekend. Defending champion Leonardo Mayer must be considered the heavy favorite to take the title. He faces off against Nikoloz Basilashvili for a shot at a title defense.

Mayer is a two-time champion in men’s singles in Hamburg. Winning in both 2014 and 2017, the titles are also his only two ATP singles titles throughout his career. Mayer is comfortable in Hamburg. While German Florian Mayer gave him a strong challenge last year, the Argentine tennis veteran would ultimately take the finals meeting 6–4, 4–6, 6–3.

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Basilashvili, a 26-year-old tennis Georgian tennis player, is seeking his first career ATP singles title. While he remains in search of his first career win, he is a strong player on the ATP World Tour. Going as high as the world number 51 ranking in men’s singles tennis, Basilashvili has managed to remain amongst the ATP Top 100 for some time now. That being said though, Mayer is the current world number 36 on the ATP World Tour and has gone as high as the world number 21 position.

Look for Leonardo Mayer to be the favorite on Sunday at the German Open. He takes on Nikoloz Basilashvili in the finals.

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Action at the 2018 German Open sees its defending champion in the finals this weekend. The tournament’s top seed was Dominic Thiem. The young Austrian tennis star saw himself ousted during the quarterfinals and it is the unseeded Mayer who has another shot at a title in Hamburg. His opponent, Basilashvili, will need to be at his very best. Earlier in the tournament the Georgian did defeat Pablo Carreno Busta. Mayer’s run has included wins over the likes of French tennis star Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman. Stay tuned to see how the finals action at the German Open unfolds on Sunday.

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