Coulibaly d. Simundza

Coulibaly beat Simundza 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round at the Split Challenger. Coulibaly won 102 of 187 points (55%). Coulibaly hit 13 aces to 8 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (38/52) against 68% for Simundza. The second serve told: 58% won for Coulibaly, 33% for Simundza. Coulibaly converted 5 of 13 break points and saved 2 of 5 faced; Simundza converted 3 of 5. The match was played on clay in Croatia.