Norrie d. Evans

Norrie beat Evans 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Norrie won 142 of 268 points (53%). Norrie hit 8 aces to 9 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (57/80) against 65% for Evans. Norrie converted 5 of 16 break points and saved 3 of 6 faced; Evans converted 3 of 6. Evans double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 42–40 for Norrie, 33–56 for Evans. The match was played on hard in Australia.