Karatsev d. Mager

Karatsev beat Mager 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Karatsev won 92 of 155 points (59%). Karatsev hit 11 aces to 6 and won 88% of points behind the first serve (37/42) against 65% for Mager. The second serve told: 63% won for Karatsev, 39% for Mager. Karatsev converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 1 of 2 faced; Mager converted 1 of 2. Winners to unforced errors: 32–26 for Karatsev, 11–35 for Mager. The match was played on hard in Australia.