Mcdonald d. Cecchinato

Mcdonald beat Cecchinato 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Mcdonald won 115 of 209 points (55%). Mcdonald hit 14 aces to 3 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (49/62) against 69% for Cecchinato. The second serve told: 55% won for Mcdonald, 38% for Cecchinato. Mcdonald converted 6 of 11 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Cecchinato converted 2 of 7. Cecchinato double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 44–24 for Mcdonald, 39–32 for Cecchinato. The match was played on hard in Australia.