Chardy d. Elahi Galan

Chardy beat Elahi Galan 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Chardy won 146 of 279 points (52%). Chardy hit 7 aces to 2 and won 68% of points behind the first serve (65/96) against 62% for Elahi Galan. Chardy converted 7 of 17 break points and saved 21 of 26 faced; Elahi Galan converted 5 of 26. Winners to unforced errors: 42–67 for Chardy, 23–43 for Elahi Galan. The match was played on hard in Australia.