Popyrin d. Khachanov

Popyrin beat Khachanov 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Popyrin won 69 of 128 points (54%). Popyrin hit 11 aces to 7 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (35/45) against 69% for Khachanov. Popyrin converted 4 of 10 break points and saved 7 of 8 faced; Khachanov converted 1 of 8. The match was played on hard in Japan.