Naoki Nakagawa defeated Takashi Saito 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the M15 Hong Kong 1 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naoki Nakagawa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Naoki Nakagawa extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Nakagawa N. came through in three sets.