Evans d. Albot

Evans beat Albot 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Evans won 98 of 179 points (55%). Evans hit 9 aces to 4 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (45/56) against 75% for Albot. The second serve told: 67% won for Evans, 44% for Albot. Evans converted 3 of 10 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Albot converted 0 of 1. Albot double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in Japan.