Kovacevic d. Tabilo

Kovacevic beat Tabilo 6-7(2), 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Kovacevic won 154 of 305 points (50%). Kovacevic hit 23 aces to 34 and won 75% of points behind the first serve (76/101) against 82% for Tabilo. Kovacevic converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 11 of 13 faced; Tabilo converted 2 of 13. Tabilo double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 60–44 for Kovacevic, 63–48 for Tabilo. The match was played on hard in Australia.