Saitoh d. Nesterov

Saitoh beat Nesterov 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) in the first round at the M15 Monastir 1. Saitoh won 116 of 231 points (50%). Saitoh hit 0 aces to 11 and won 62% of points behind the first serve (42/68) against 70% for Nesterov. The second serve told: 55% won for Saitoh, 39% for Nesterov. Saitoh converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 9 of 13 faced; Nesterov converted 4 of 13. The match was played on hard in Tunisia.