Verdasco d. Soeda

Verdasco beat Soeda 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3) in the second round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Verdasco won 105 of 187 points (56%). Verdasco hit 15 aces to 3 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (49/62) against 70% for Soeda. Verdasco converted 4 of 9 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Soeda converted 1 of 6. Winners to unforced errors: 42–32 for Verdasco, 21–23 for Soeda. The match was played on hard in Australia.