Galarneau d. Pankin

Galarneau beat Pankin 7-6(5), 6-4 in the first round at the Shanghai Challenger. Galarneau won 74 of 140 points (53%). Galarneau hit 3 aces to 9 and won 83% of points behind the first serve (35/42) against 83% for Pankin. Galarneau converted 1 of 7 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Pankin converted 0 of 2. The match was played on hard in China.