Halys d. Karatsev

Halys beat Karatsev 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2 in the first round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Halys won 91 of 181 points (50%). Halys hit 5 aces to 8 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (35/45) against 81% for Karatsev. Halys converted 3 of 8 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Karatsev converted 2 of 7. Karatsev double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in China.