Shevchenko d. Koepfer

Shevchenko beat Koepfer 6-3, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Shevchenko won 138 of 260 points (53%). Shevchenko hit 9 aces to 1 and won 64% of points behind the first serve (49/77) against 63% for Koepfer. The second serve told: 58% won for Shevchenko, 41% for Koepfer. Shevchenko converted 7 of 16 break points and saved 5 of 9 faced; Koepfer converted 4 of 9. Koepfer double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 32–50 for Shevchenko, 29–57 for Koepfer. The match was played on hard in United States.