Safiullin d. Ivashka

Safiullin beat Ivashka 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Safiullin won 100 of 181 points (55%). Safiullin hit 12 aces to 5 and won 77% of points behind the first serve (43/56) against 62% for Ivashka. Safiullin converted 6 of 15 break points and saved 7 of 10 faced; Ivashka converted 3 of 10. Ivashka double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 30–31 for Safiullin, 23–38 for Ivashka. The match was played on hard in Australia.