Monfils d. Hanfmann

Monfils beat Hanfmann 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Monfils won 110 of 202 points (54%). Monfils hit 16 aces to 6 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (36/49) against 64% for Hanfmann. The second serve told: 64% won for Monfils, 47% for Hanfmann. Monfils converted 4 of 12 break points and saved 4 of 5 faced; Hanfmann converted 1 of 5. Winners to unforced errors: 43–22 for Monfils, 23–28 for Hanfmann. The match was played on hard in Australia.