Ionescu d. Malkin

Ionescu beat Malkin 6-4, 7-5 in the first round at the W35 Rome. Ionescu won 80 of 144 points (56%). Ionescu hit 1 ace to 1 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (34/52) against 60% for Malkin. The second serve told: 57% won for Ionescu, 25% for Malkin. Ionescu converted 4 of 11 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Malkin converted 2 of 4. The match was played on hard in United States.