Birrell d. Tomljanovic

Birrell beat Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals at the ATX Open - Austin. Birrell won 67 of 119 points (56%). Birrell hit 3 aces to 2 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (25/35) against 62% for Tomljanovic. The second serve told: 52% won for Birrell, 33% for Tomljanovic. Birrell converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 6 of 8 faced; Tomljanovic converted 2 of 8. Tomljanovic double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in United States.