Watanuki d. Kotov

Watanuki beat Kotov 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5 in the first round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Watanuki won 133 of 258 points (52%). Watanuki hit 7 aces to 6 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (51/70) against 65% for Kotov. Watanuki converted 3 of 17 break points and saved 4 of 5 faced; Kotov converted 1 of 5. The match was played on hard in China.