Monfils d. Lu

Monfils beat Lu 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Monfils won 93 of 156 points (60%). Monfils hit 6 aces to 3 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (44/56) against 63% for Lu. The second serve told: 54% won for Monfils, 39% for Lu. Monfils converted 5 of 8 break points and saved 7 of 7 faced; Lu converted 0 of 7. Winners to unforced errors: 23–20 for Monfils, 24–34 for Lu. The match was played on hard in Australia.