Yevseyev d. Bar Biryukov

Yevseyev beat Bar Biryukov 7-6(6), 6-7(1), 6-2 in the first round at the Shanghai Challenger. Yevseyev won 112 of 212 points (53%). Yevseyev hit 6 aces to 16 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (56/71) against 77% for Bar Biryukov. The second serve told: 72% won for Yevseyev, 54% for Bar Biryukov. Yevseyev converted 2 of 5 break points and saved 3 of 3 faced; Bar Biryukov converted 0 of 3. Bar Biryukov double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on hard in China.