Noguchi d. Ramanathan

Noguchi beat Ramanathan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(1) in the first round at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Noguchi won 99 of 196 points (51%). Noguchi hit 1 ace to 9 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (52/67) against 83% for Ramanathan. Noguchi converted 2 of 6 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Ramanathan converted 2 of 7. Ramanathan double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in Japan.