Cuevas d. Seppi

Cuevas beat Seppi 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Cuevas won 113 of 205 points (55%). Cuevas hit 10 aces to 7 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (49/62) against 66% for Seppi. Cuevas converted 6 of 6 break points and saved 1 of 3 faced; Seppi converted 2 of 3. Winners to unforced errors: 31–39 for Cuevas, 27–52 for Seppi. The match was played on hard in Australia.