Stepanek d. Falla

Stepanek beat Falla 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in the first round at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo. Stepanek won 111 of 224 points (50%). Stepanek hit 9 aces to 4 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (45/69) against 66% for Falla. Stepanek converted 2 of 5 break points and saved 3 of 7 faced; Falla converted 4 of 7. Falla double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in Japan.