Lopez d. Tu

Lopez beat Tu 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Lopez won 134 of 260 points (52%). Lopez hit 21 aces to 19 and won 87% of points behind the first serve (54/62) against 72% for Tu. Lopez converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Tu converted 2 of 4. Winners to unforced errors: 54–47 for Lopez, 47–33 for Tu. The match was played on hard in Australia.