[12] Rubin Statham (NZL) v [5] Arthur Weber (FRA)

Rubin Statham’s reward for winning his first round qualifying match in Longhua was a meeting with Arthur Weber a couple of hours later, the left-handed Frenchman being the fifth seed.  He served first, but followed two forehands into the tramlines by being forced into a forehand error to give Statham three break points.  A forced…