Sonego d. Evans

Sonego beat Evans 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-2, 7-6(4) in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Sonego won 144 of 274 points (53%). Sonego hit 23 aces to 3 and won 82% of points behind the first serve (72/88) against 75% for Evans. Sonego converted 2 of 10 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Evans converted 1 of 6. Evans double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 68–49 for Sonego, 32–31 for Evans. The match was played on hard in Australia.