Gao d. Micic

Gao beat Micic 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round at the W50 Evora. Gao won 99 of 186 points (53%). Gao hit 2 aces to 4 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (35/54) against 62% for Micic. Gao converted 5 of 9 break points and saved 4 of 7 faced; Micic converted 3 of 7. Micic double-faulted 13 times. The match was played on hard in Portugal.