Budkov Kjaer d. Kuzmanov

Budkov Kjaer beat Kuzmanov 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round at the Manama Challenger. Budkov Kjaer won 102 of 189 points (54%). Budkov Kjaer hit 7 aces to 5 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (42/59) against 63% for Kuzmanov. Budkov Kjaer converted 5 of 12 break points and saved 5 of 8 faced; Kuzmanov converted 3 of 8. The match was played on hard in Bahrain.