Shimabukuro d. Hijikata

Shimabukuro beat Hijikata 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at the San Diego Challenger. Shimabukuro won 71 of 134 points (53%). Shimabukuro hit 3 aces to 0 and won 63% of points behind the first serve (20/32) against 53% for Hijikata. Shimabukuro converted 7 of 12 break points and saved 3 of 8 faced; Hijikata converted 5 of 8. Hijikata double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on hard in United States.