Karlovic d. Bemelmans

Karlovic beat Bemelmans 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Karlovic won 90 of 154 points (58%). Karlovic hit 19 aces to 7 and won 92% of points behind the first serve (46/50) against 67% for Bemelmans. Karlovic converted 4 of 11 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Bemelmans converted 0 of 2. Bemelmans double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 19–3 for Karlovic, 7–6 for Bemelmans. The match was played on hard in Australia.