Pankin d. Castelnuovo

Pankin beat Castelnuovo 7-5, 6-4 in the first round at the Centurion 1 Challenger. Pankin won 77 of 144 points (53%). Pankin hit 3 aces to 8 and won 81% of points behind the first serve (25/31) against 67% for Castelnuovo. Pankin converted 3 of 7 break points and saved 4 of 5 faced; Castelnuovo converted 1 of 5. Castelnuovo double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in South Africa.