Kirkin d. Boogaard

Kirkin beat Boogaard 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the Soma Bay Challenger. Kirkin won 88 of 170 points (52%). Kirkin hit 1 ace to 4 and won 61% of points behind the first serve (36/59) against 72% for Boogaard. The second serve told: 59% won for Kirkin, 34% for Boogaard. Kirkin converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 7 of 10 faced; Boogaard converted 3 of 10. The match was played on hard in Egypt.