Goffin d. Russell

Goffin beat Russell 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Goffin won 150 of 275 points (55%). Goffin hit 11 aces to 4 and won 68% of points behind the first serve (40/59) against 54% for Russell. Goffin converted 9 of 23 break points and saved 13 of 17 faced; Russell converted 4 of 17. Russell double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 54–49 for Goffin, 26–51 for Russell. The match was played on hard in Australia.