Karatsev d. Shannan Zayid

Karatsev beat Shannan Zayid 6-4, 6-0 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Karatsev won 62 of 95 points (65%). Karatsev hit 4 aces to 2 and won 89% of points behind the first serve (24/27) against 58% for Shannan Zayid. The second serve told: 67% won for Karatsev, 32% for Shannan Zayid. Karatsev converted 4 of 10 break points and saved 0 of 0 faced; Shannan Zayid converted 0 of 0. The match was played on hard in Qatar.