Seppi d. Istomin

Seppi beat Istomin 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round at the Apia International - Sydney. Seppi won 82 of 155 points (53%). Seppi hit 3 aces to 11 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (32/41) against 64% for Istomin. Seppi converted 5 of 5 break points and saved 0 of 3 faced; Istomin converted 3 of 3. The match was played on hard in Australia.