Vedder d. Novak

Vedder beat Novak 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 in the first round at the W50 Portoroz. Vedder won 94 of 170 points (55%). Vedder hit 1 ace to 0 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (36/52) against 57% for Novak. Vedder converted 8 of 12 break points and saved 2 of 5 faced; Novak converted 3 of 5. Novak double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on clay in Slovenia.