Townsend d. Brancaccio

Townsend beat Brancaccio 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome. Townsend won 78 of 138 points (57%). Townsend hit 2 aces to 0 and won 74% of points behind the first serve (26/35) against 52% for Brancaccio. Townsend converted 4 of 12 break points and saved 3 of 4 faced; Brancaccio converted 1 of 4. The match was played on clay in Italy.