Matosevic d. Kudryavtsev

Matosevic beat Kudryavtsev 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Matosevic won 178 of 345 points (52%). Matosevic hit 11 aces to 11 and won 68% of points behind the first serve (72/106) against 69% for Kudryavtsev. Matosevic converted 6 of 22 break points and saved 4 of 8 faced; Kudryavtsev converted 4 of 8. Kudryavtsev double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 57–58 for Matosevic, 59–71 for Kudryavtsev. The match was played on hard in Australia.