Kusuhara d. Tanaka

Kusuhara beat Tanaka 6-4, 6-0 in the first round at the M15 Karuizawa. Kusuhara won 70 of 117 points (60%). Kusuhara hit 2 aces to 0 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (25/36) against 48% for Tanaka. The second serve told: 57% won for Kusuhara, 40% for Tanaka. Kusuhara converted 5 of 8 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Tanaka converted 1 of 3. The match was played on clay in Japan.