Daniel d. Escobedo

Daniel beat Escobedo 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Daniel won 129 of 246 points (52%). Daniel hit 15 aces to 11 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (56/77) against 69% for Escobedo. Daniel converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Escobedo converted 2 of 7. Winners to unforced errors: 49–34 for Daniel, 50–47 for Escobedo. The match was played on hard in Australia.