Kawahashi d. Zhu

Kawahashi beat Zhu 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the M25 Anning. Kawahashi won 61 of 109 points (56%). Kawahashi hit 2 aces to 3 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (29/37) against 67% for Zhu. Kawahashi converted 3 of 6 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Zhu converted 0 of 1. The match was played on clay in China.