Auger Aliassime d. Pospisil

Auger Aliassime beat Pospisil 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Auger Aliassime won 140 of 277 points (51%). Auger Aliassime hit 13 aces to 14 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (59/78) against 69% for Pospisil. Auger Aliassime converted 3 of 12 break points and saved 1 of 5 faced; Pospisil converted 4 of 5. Pospisil double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 31–36 for Auger Aliassime, 46–45 for Pospisil. The match was played on hard in Australia.