Fils d. Virtanen

Fils beat Virtanen 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Fils won 138 of 262 points (53%). Fils hit 15 aces to 11 and won 81% of points behind the first serve (60/74) against 74% for Virtanen. Fils converted 3 of 10 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Virtanen converted 2 of 4. Virtanen double-faulted 12 times. Winners to unforced errors: 47–48 for Fils, 33–53 for Virtanen. The match was played on hard in Australia.