De Minaur d. Verdasco

De Minaur beat Verdasco 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Sydney International - Sydney. De Minaur won 59 of 104 points (57%). De Minaur hit 3 aces to 3 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (29/38) against 59% for Verdasco. De Minaur converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 6 of 7 faced; Verdasco converted 1 of 7. The match was played on hard in Australia.