Virtanen d. Zhang

Virtanen beat Zhang 4-6, 7-6(12), 7-6(5) in the first round at the Manama Challenger. Virtanen won 124 of 257 points (48%). Virtanen hit 7 aces to 6 and won 67% of points behind the first serve (50/75) against 71% for Zhang. Virtanen converted 3 of 9 break points and saved 4 of 8 faced; Zhang converted 4 of 8. The match was played on hard in Bahrain.