Evans d. Ito

Evans beat Ito 7-5, 6-1, 7-6(8) in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Evans won 108 of 199 points (54%). Evans hit 9 aces to 5 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (49/62) against 79% for Ito. Evans converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Ito converted 0 of 2. Ito double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 30–34 for Evans, 33–61 for Ito. The match was played on hard in Australia.