ROVINJ, March 18, 2025
Nikola Basic advanced to the second round of the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event in Rovinj on Tuesday, the second of three competitions in the 53rd edition of the Istarska Rivijera tournament series in Istria. In the first round, the 23-year-old Croatian defeated 23-year-old Bosnian wild card entry Nemanja Malesevic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
To reach the quarterfinals, Basic will face the winner of the match between two Ukrainians, Nikita Mashtakov and Viacheslav Bielinskyi, who is seeded third.
Also competing in the main draw with a wild card was Ante Petar Ercegovic, but he was defeated by the eighth seeded Italian Filippo Romano in just 43 minutes, failing to win a single game.
On Tuesday, the final round of qualifications also took place, where Deni Zmak was eliminated. He was defeated by the top seed in qualifications, Serbian Marko Maksimovic, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
This was the first of two victories on Tuesday for Maksimovic against Zmak. In the opening round of the doubles competition, Maksimovic, alongside his fellow countryman Dusan Obradovic, won 3-6, 6-0, 10-5 against Zmak and Kajin, who were finalists in Porec last week.
In the doubles tournament, Fran Rakonic and Leonardo Ljubicic, the 16-year-old son of the famous Croatian tennis player Ivan Ljubicic, also competed. Unfortunately, their journey ended in the first round, with Hungarian duo Fuele and Madarasz winning 7-5, 6-2.
Istarska Rivijera Rovinj – Tuesday Results
Singles – First Round
Alessandro Battiston (ITA) – Jeremy Gschwendtner (GBR) 6-4, 6-3
Sergi Perez Contri (ESP/7) – Jan Kupcic (SLO) 6-3, 6-1
Nikola Basic (CRO) – Nemanja Malesevic (BIH) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Filippo Romano (ITA/8) – Ante Petar Ercegovic (CRO) 6-0, 6-0
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