Faria d. Kotov

Faria beat Kotov 6-1, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Faria won 94 of 154 points (61%). Faria hit 10 aces to 9 and won 77% of points behind the first serve (34/44) against 69% for Kotov. The second serve told: 77% won for Faria, 36% for Kotov. Faria converted 6 of 10 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Kotov converted 0 of 2. Kotov double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 37–22 for Faria, 20–30 for Kotov. The match was played on hard in Australia.