Khachanov d. Van Assche

Khachanov beat Van Assche 6-2, 6-3 in the first round at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai. Khachanov won 62 of 109 points (57%). Khachanov hit 9 aces to 4 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (25/35) against 56% for Van Assche. Khachanov converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Van Assche converted 1 of 3. The match was played on hard in United Arab Emirates.