Ruud d. Albot

Ruud beat Albot 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Ruud won 130 of 230 points (57%). Ruud hit 9 aces to 3 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (50/58) against 63% for Albot. Ruud converted 5 of 12 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Albot converted 2 of 5. Albot double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 45–40 for Ruud, 33–42 for Albot. The match was played on hard in Australia.