Matusevich d. Yilmaz

Matusevich beat Yilmaz 6-7(5), 6-3, 1-1, ret. after Yilmaz retired in the first round at the Istanbul Challenger. Matusevich won 93 of 180 points (52%). Matusevich hit 7 aces to 3 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (33/45) against 63% for Yilmaz. Matusevich converted 3 of 12 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Yilmaz converted 2 of 7. Yilmaz double-faulted 9 times. The match was played on clay in Turkey.