Zhu d. Shimizu

Zhu beat Shimizu 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in the first round at the W100 Gifu. Zhu won 91 of 172 points (53%). Zhu hit 2 aces to 2 and won 57% of points behind the first serve (31/54) against 46% for Shimizu. Zhu converted 7 of 11 break points and saved 7 of 12 faced; Shimizu converted 5 of 12. The match was played on hard in Japan.