Arnaud Bailly d. Kirkin

Arnaud Bailly beat Kirkin 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Shymkent 1 Challenger. Arnaud Bailly won 63 of 114 points (55%). Arnaud Bailly hit 0 aces to 7 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (20/28) against 54% for Kirkin. Arnaud Bailly converted 6 of 11 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Kirkin converted 2 of 4. The match was played on clay in Kazakhstan.