Micic d. Yamazaki

Micic beat Yamazaki 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round at the W35 Osaka. Micic won 86 of 172 points (50%). Micic hit 3 aces to 2 and won 63% of points behind the first serve (34/54) against 67% for Yamazaki. Micic converted 4 of 9 break points and saved 11 of 14 faced; Yamazaki converted 3 of 14. Yamazaki double-faulted 6 times. The match was played on hard in Japan.