Popyrin d. Shelbayh

Popyrin beat Shelbayh 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Popyrin won 92 of 177 points (52%). Popyrin hit 10 aces to 3 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (35/51) against 61% for Shelbayh. Popyrin converted 3 of 9 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Shelbayh converted 2 of 5. The match was played on hard in Qatar.