Nishioka d. Ymer

Nishioka beat Ymer 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Nishioka won 96 of 176 points (55%). Nishioka hit 1 ace to 6 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (40/55) against 62% for Ymer. Nishioka converted 6 of 12 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Ymer converted 2 of 5. Winners to unforced errors: 35–36 for Nishioka, 23–28 for Ymer. The match was played on hard in Australia.