Two singles matches were played on the first day of Davis Cup World Group I tie between Pakistan and Japan at the Aisam ul Haq Pavilion, Pakistan Sports Complex. Both the matchesc were won by Japanese.
The Friday, 5th March matches results were:
Rubber 1
Yosuke WATANUKI beat Aqeel KHAN 6-3, 6-2
Rubber 2
Kaichi UCHIDA beat Aisam QURESHI 6-4, 7-6(4)