Munar Clar d. Shevchenko

Munar Clar beat Shevchenko 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Munar Clar won 96 of 161 points (60%). Munar Clar hit 8 aces to 3 and won 82% of points behind the first serve (40/49) against 63% for Shevchenko. The second serve told: 52% won for Munar Clar, 36% for Shevchenko. Munar Clar converted 6 of 15 break points and saved 3 of 4 faced; Shevchenko converted 1 of 4. Shevchenko double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 34–23 for Munar Clar, 19–40 for Shevchenko. The match was played on hard in Australia.