Sijsling d. Golubev

Sijsling beat Golubev 7-6(5), 6-3 in the first round at the Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem. Sijsling won 81 of 150 points (54%). Sijsling hit 8 aces to 2 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (25/36) against 67% for Golubev. The second serve told: 59% won for Sijsling, 44% for Golubev. Sijsling converted 4 of 11 break points and saved 1 of 4 faced; Golubev converted 3 of 4. Golubev double-faulted 9 times. The match was played on hard in United States.