Karlovic d. Simon

Karlovic beat Simon 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 in the first round at the Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati. Karlovic won 116 of 219 points (53%). Karlovic hit 35 aces to 6 and won 81% of points behind the first serve (64/79) against 67% for Simon. The second serve told: 39% won for Karlovic, 60% for Simon. Karlovic converted 2 of 7 break points and saved 10 of 10 faced; Simon converted 0 of 10. Simon double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in United States.