Seppi d. Istomin

Seppi beat Istomin 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Seppi won 150 of 292 points (51%). Seppi hit 12 aces to 17 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (71/91) against 76% for Istomin. Seppi converted 5 of 18 break points and saved 8 of 11 faced; Istomin converted 3 of 11. Winners to unforced errors: 55–57 for Seppi, 45–47 for Istomin. The match was played on hard in Australia.