Sasikumar d. Talic

Sasikumar beat Talic 6-2, 7-6(5) in the first round at the M25 Guiyang. Sasikumar won 71 of 127 points (56%). Sasikumar hit 11 aces to 8 and won 85% of points behind the first serve (34/40) against 78% for Talic. Sasikumar converted 3 of 4 break points and saved 1 of 2 faced; Talic converted 1 of 2. The match was played on hard in China.