Kukushkin d. Zheng

Kukushkin beat Zheng 7-6(5), 6-3 in the first round at the Little Rock Challenger. Kukushkin won 76 of 138 points (55%). Kukushkin hit 2 aces to 6 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (24/34) against 68% for Zheng. The second serve told: 65% won for Kukushkin, 44% for Zheng. Kukushkin converted 3 of 6 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Zheng converted 2 of 4. The match was played on hard in United States.