Molcan d. Safiullin

Molcan beat Safiullin 6-3, 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(6) in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Molcan won 156 of 304 points (51%). Molcan hit 4 aces to 12 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (81/111) against 71% for Safiullin. Molcan converted 3 of 8 break points and saved 3 of 6 faced; Safiullin converted 3 of 6. Winners to unforced errors: 49–47 for Molcan, 52–62 for Safiullin. The match was played on hard in Australia.