Ito d. Watson

Ito beat Watson 6-1, 7-6(5) in the first round at the W100 Gifu. Ito won 72 of 133 points (54%). Ito hit 5 aces to 1 and won 63% of points behind the first serve (32/51) against 58% for Watson. Ito converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 6 of 8 faced; Watson converted 2 of 8. The match was played on hard in Japan.