Nishioka d. Sandgren

Nishioka beat Sandgren 6-4, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Nishioka won 157 of 301 points (52%). Nishioka hit 10 aces to 18 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (75/109) against 74% for Sandgren. Nishioka converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 19 of 22 faced; Sandgren converted 3 of 22. Sandgren double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 35–48 for Nishioka, 51–66 for Sandgren. The match was played on hard in Australia.