Mirnyi d. Baghdatis

Mirnyi beat Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4 in the first round at the Masters Series Monte-Carlo - Monte Carlo. Mirnyi won 82 of 157 points (52%). Mirnyi hit 5 aces to 4 and won 82% of points behind the first serve (32/39) against 70% for Baghdatis. Mirnyi converted 3 of 6 break points and saved 7 of 8 faced; Baghdatis converted 1 of 8. The match was played on clay in Monaco.