Kim d. Zhang

Kim beat Zhang 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round at the W15 Tianjin. Kim won 100 of 187 points (53%). Kim hit 1 ace to 0 and won 57% of points behind the first serve (29/51) against 50% for Zhang. Kim converted 8 of 15 break points and saved 5 of 11 faced; Zhang converted 6 of 11. Zhang double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in China.