Verdasco d. Kecmanovic

Verdasco beat Kecmanovic 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Verdasco won 110 of 198 points (56%). Verdasco hit 21 aces to 2 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (46/58) against 58% for Kecmanovic. Verdasco converted 4 of 16 break points and saved 1 of 2 faced; Kecmanovic converted 1 of 2. Winners to unforced errors: 59–32 for Verdasco, 22–21 for Kecmanovic. The match was played on hard in Australia.