Sarksian d. Erel

Sarksian beat Erel 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3 in the first round at the M25 Kutaisi. Sarksian won 105 of 210 points (50%). Sarksian hit 2 aces to 9 and won 58% of points behind the first serve (49/84) against 69% for Erel. Sarksian converted 5 of 8 break points and saved 7 of 12 faced; Erel converted 5 of 12. The match was played on hard in Georgia.