Ruud d. Halys

Ruud beat Halys 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 11-9 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Ruud won 210 of 420 points (50%). Ruud hit 9 aces to 27 and won 67% of points behind the first serve (102/153) against 83% for Halys. The second serve told: 60% won for Ruud, 41% for Halys. Ruud converted 4 of 12 break points and saved 14 of 16 faced; Halys converted 2 of 16. Halys double-faulted 16 times. The match was played on hard in Australia.