Evans d. Nishikori

Evans beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Evans won 102 of 182 points (56%). Evans hit 8 aces to 3 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (35/46) against 64% for Nishikori. Evans converted 6 of 9 break points and saved 7 of 9 faced; Nishikori converted 2 of 9. Nishikori double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 27–32 for Evans, 24–38 for Nishikori. The match was played on hard in United States.