O'Connell d. Verdasco

O'Connell beat Verdasco 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. O'Connell won 83 of 146 points (57%). O'Connell hit 5 aces to 1 and won 61% of points behind the first serve (30/49) against 64% for Verdasco. The second serve told: 70% won for O'Connell, 28% for Verdasco. O'Connell converted 5 of 10 break points and saved 3 of 4 faced; Verdasco converted 1 of 4. The match was played on hard in Qatar.