Brands d. Falla

Brands beat Falla 7-6(3), 7-5 in the first round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Brands won 79 of 152 points (52%). Brands hit 9 aces to 8 and won 72% of points behind the first serve (42/58) against 74% for Falla. Brands converted 2 of 5 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Falla converted 1 of 3. The match was played on hard in China.