Kovacevic d. Nishioka

Kovacevic beat Nishioka 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Citi Open - Washington. Kovacevic won 108 of 204 points (53%). Kovacevic hit 19 aces to 5 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (48/60) against 61% for Nishioka. Kovacevic converted 4 of 11 break points and saved 6 of 8 faced; Nishioka converted 2 of 8. The match was played on hard in United States.