Sidharth Rawat defeated Issei Okamura 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Japan F2 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Issei Okamura came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sidharth Rawat claimed a first win over Issei Okamura in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Rawat S. came through in three sets.
Sidharth Rawat beat Issei Okamura 6-4 1-6 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Sidharth Rawat vs Issei Okamura — Japan F2 Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-03-17/okamura-vs-rawat-japan-f2-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 17 March 2016).