Verdasco d. Fabbiano

Verdasco beat Fabbiano 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai. Verdasco won 86 of 164 points (52%). Verdasco hit 13 aces to 2 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (42/54) against 61% for Fabbiano. Verdasco converted 5 of 14 break points and saved 5 of 8 faced; Fabbiano converted 3 of 8. The match was played on hard in United Arab Emirates.