Shelton d. Popyrin

Shelton beat Popyrin 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-4 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Shelton won 103 of 184 points (56%). Shelton hit 12 aces to 14 and won 87% of points behind the first serve (52/60) against 73% for Popyrin. The second serve told: 66% won for Shelton, 50% for Popyrin. Shelton converted 2 of 8 break points and saved 4 of 4 faced; Popyrin converted 0 of 4. Winners to unforced errors: 34–25 for Shelton, 23–28 for Popyrin. The match was played on hard in Australia.