Van De Zandschulp d. Ivashka

Van De Zandschulp beat Ivashka 6-2, 7-5 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Van De Zandschulp won 71 of 129 points (55%). Van De Zandschulp hit 5 aces to 3 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (35/49) against 53% for Ivashka. Van De Zandschulp converted 5 of 9 break points and saved 4 of 6 faced; Ivashka converted 2 of 6. The match was played on hard in Qatar.