1 ▁seed ▁and ▁world ▁No . 8 0 ▁Bla ž ▁R ola . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁Jas ika ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁r ounds , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁to ▁Mar ius ▁Cop il . ▁In ▁February , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Australia ▁Fut ures ▁ 1 ▁tournament , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁Bry dan ▁Klein . ▁In ▁March , ▁Jas ika ▁head ed ▁to ▁China ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁qual ifying ▁in ▁both ▁Gu ang z hou ▁and ▁Sh enz hen ▁Ch alleng ers ▁before ▁heading ▁to ▁Gu adel oupe ▁where ▁he ▁qualified ▁for ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁quarter ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Gu adel oupe ▁Ch allen ger . ▁In ▁May , ▁Jas ika ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁I TF ▁title ▁in ▁Ch ang won . ▁In ▁July , ▁Jas ika ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁I TF ▁title ▁in ▁Kel own a , ▁dro pping ▁just ▁one ▁set ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Jas ika ▁made ▁his ▁grand ▁sl am ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Australian ▁Open ▁after ▁being ▁awarded ▁a ▁wild ▁card . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁round ▁match , ▁be ating ▁Il ly a ▁Mar chen ko ▁in ▁ 4 ▁sets ; ▁he ▁subsequently ▁lost ▁to ▁former ▁final ist ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁round ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Jas ika ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁pre domin antly