Tabacco d. Sickenberger

Tabacco beat Sickenberger 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round at the M25 Kassel. Tabacco won 112 of 213 points (53%). Tabacco hit 1 ace to 2 and won 57% of points behind the first serve (34/60) against 57% for Sickenberger. The second serve told: 53% won for Tabacco, 30% for Sickenberger. Tabacco converted 8 of 11 break points and saved 6 of 13 faced; Sickenberger converted 7 of 13. Sickenberger double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on clay in Germany.