Coric d. Darcis

Coric beat Darcis 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Coric won 95 of 163 points (58%). Coric hit 16 aces to 11 and won 84% of points behind the first serve (42/50) against 63% for Darcis. The second serve told: 55% won for Coric, 40% for Darcis. Coric converted 4 of 9 break points and saved 3 of 3 faced; Darcis converted 0 of 3. Winners to unforced errors: 42–34 for Coric, 21–16 for Darcis. The match was played on hard in Australia.