Carreno-Busta d. Nishikori

Carreno-Busta beat Nishikori 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Carreno-Busta won 113 of 211 points (54%). Carreno-Busta hit 12 aces to 3 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (57/78) against 63% for Nishikori. Carreno-Busta converted 6 of 11 break points and saved 8 of 11 faced; Nishikori converted 3 of 11. Winners to unforced errors: 39–39 for Carreno-Busta, 36–42 for Nishikori. The match was played on hard in Australia.