Simon d. Fratangelo

Simon beat Fratangelo 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Simon won 104 of 186 points (56%). Simon hit 10 aces to 4 and won 85% of points behind the first serve (46/54) against 68% for Fratangelo. Simon converted 4 of 12 break points and saved 3 of 4 faced; Fratangelo converted 1 of 4. Fratangelo double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 26–20 for Simon, 37–46 for Fratangelo. The match was played on hard in Australia.