Shelton d. Nakashima

Shelton beat Nakashima 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Shelton won 116 of 224 points (52%). Shelton hit 12 aces to 9 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (49/67) against 71% for Nakashima. Shelton converted 3 of 8 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Nakashima converted 1 of 3. Winners to unforced errors: 44–40 for Shelton, 29–28 for Nakashima. The match was played on hard in Australia.