Zhang d. Yang

Zhang beat Yang 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-5 in the first round at the W35 Zhengzhou. Zhang won 110 of 215 points (51%). Zhang hit 4 aces to 1 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (42/65) against 58% for Yang. Zhang converted 6 of 10 break points and saved 6 of 12 faced; Yang converted 6 of 12. Yang double-faulted 10 times. The match was played on hard in China.