Evans d. Chardy

Evans beat Chardy 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Evans won 98 of 190 points (52%). Evans hit 7 aces to 3 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (41/63) against 70% for Chardy. The second serve told: 58% won for Evans, 42% for Chardy. Evans converted 3 of 7 break points and saved 16 of 18 faced; Chardy converted 2 of 18. The match was played on hard in Qatar.