Bublik d. Ramanathan

Bublik beat Ramanathan 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Bublik won 68 of 118 points (58%). Bublik hit 7 aces to 4 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (31/36) against 76% for Ramanathan. The second serve told: 48% won for Bublik, 31% for Ramanathan. Bublik converted 3 of 6 break points and saved 4 of 4 faced; Ramanathan converted 0 of 4. Ramanathan double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in Qatar.