Baghdatis d. Soeda

Baghdatis beat Soeda 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Baghdatis won 89 of 152 points (59%). Baghdatis hit 16 aces to 0 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (34/43) against 70% for Soeda. The second serve told: 69% won for Baghdatis, 41% for Soeda. Baghdatis converted 5 of 10 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Soeda converted 0 of 1. Soeda double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 40–23 for Baghdatis, 13–32 for Soeda. The match was played on hard in United States.