Fils d. Vesely

Fils beat Vesely 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Fils won 129 of 228 points (57%). Fils hit 18 aces to 3 and won 85% of points behind the first serve (55/65) against 67% for Vesely. The second serve told: 68% won for Fils, 46% for Vesely. Fils converted 4 of 12 break points and saved 1 of 2 faced; Vesely converted 1 of 2. Vesely double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 66–36 for Fils, 16–42 for Vesely. The match was played on hard in Australia.