Gombos d. Skatov

Gombos beat Skatov 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Gombos won 119 of 223 points (53%). Gombos hit 5 aces to 0 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (47/68) against 57% for Skatov. Gombos converted 5 of 16 break points and saved 6 of 9 faced; Skatov converted 3 of 9. Winners to unforced errors: 42–64 for Gombos, 6–39 for Skatov. The match was played on hard in Australia.