Wawrinka d. Nieminen

Wawrinka beat Nieminen 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Wawrinka won 104 of 181 points (57%). Wawrinka hit 9 aces to 4 and won 90% of points behind the first serve (37/41) against 55% for Nieminen. Wawrinka converted 6 of 16 break points and saved 1 of 3 faced; Nieminen converted 2 of 3. Nieminen double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 55–39 for Wawrinka, 18–30 for Nieminen. The match was played on hard in Australia.