Shahlio Ibadullaeva defeated Farah Dayoub 6-2 7-6 in the SYR vs TJK round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Farah Dayoub came in defending last year's round-robin, but Shahlio Ibadullaeva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard.
No previous meetings on record.