Cilic d. Paire

Cilic beat Paire 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Cilic won 97 of 178 points (54%). Cilic hit 12 aces to 8 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (34/43) against 67% for Paire. Cilic converted 4 of 13 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Paire converted 1 of 6. Paire double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in Japan.