Lopez d. Ward

Lopez beat Ward 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai. Lopez won 77 of 145 points (53%). Lopez hit 13 aces to 7 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (35/46) against 69% for Ward. Lopez converted 2 of 9 break points and saved 8 of 8 faced; Ward converted 0 of 8. Ward double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in United Arab Emirates.