Verdasco d. Ward

Verdasco beat Ward 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(6), 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Verdasco won 132 of 244 points (54%). Verdasco hit 13 aces to 6 and won 77% of points behind the first serve (63/82) against 64% for Ward. Verdasco converted 6 of 14 break points and saved 6 of 9 faced; Ward converted 3 of 9. Winners to unforced errors: 54–46 for Verdasco, 36–46 for Ward. The match was played on hard in Australia.