Taro Daniel beats Jake Delaney in Hangzhou qualifying

Taro Daniel of Japan defeated Australia's Jake Delaney 6-3, 6-4 in the qualifying semifinals at the ATP event in Hangzhou, played on hard courts. Daniel's serve statistics recorded five aces and no double faults, with 63.6 percent of his first serves in, 82.9 percent of first-serve points won and 70.0 percent of second-serve points won; he faced one break point and saved it. Delaney's figures listed 15 aces and two double faults, a 62.7 percent first-serve rate, 76.2 percent of first-serve points won and 40.0 percent of second-serve points won, with eight of 10 break points saved.