Tyagi d. Piatti

Tyagi beat Piatti 7-5, 6-2 in the first round at the M25 Hillcrest. Tyagi won 70 of 126 points (56%). Tyagi hit 7 aces to 6 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (28/35) against 66% for Piatti. Tyagi converted 4 of 13 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Piatti converted 1 of 6. Piatti double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on hard in South Africa.