Tiafoe d. Coric

Tiafoe beat Coric 6-3, 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Tiafoe won 143 of 281 points (51%). Tiafoe hit 15 aces to 12 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (71/97) against 70% for Coric. Tiafoe converted 4 of 9 break points and saved 10 of 14 faced; Coric converted 4 of 14. Winners to unforced errors: 44–46 for Tiafoe, 44–55 for Coric. The match was played on hard in Australia.