Suresh d. Echargui

Suresh beat Echargui 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4) in the first round at the Lincoln Challenger. Suresh won 120 of 237 points (51%). Suresh hit 18 aces to 8 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (51/70) against 75% for Echargui. Suresh converted 2 of 6 break points and saved 3 of 6 faced; Echargui converted 3 of 6. Echargui double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in United States.