Hijikata d. Tabilo

Hijikata beat Tabilo 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the HSBC Championships - London. Hijikata won 61 of 103 points (59%). Hijikata hit 8 aces to 3 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (30/35) against 79% for Tabilo. The second serve told: 50% won for Hijikata, 26% for Tabilo. Hijikata converted 3 of 5 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Tabilo converted 0 of 1. The match was played on grass in Great Britain.