Arnaldi d. Popyrin

Arnaldi beat Popyrin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Arnaldi won 91 of 174 points (52%). Arnaldi hit 2 aces to 6 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (34/45) against 67% for Popyrin. Arnaldi converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 2 of 5 faced; Popyrin converted 3 of 5. The match was played on hard in China.