Tien d. Ugo Carabelli

Tien beat Ugo Carabelli 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Tien won 174 of 346 points (50%). Tien hit 7 aces to 10 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (74/102) against 72% for Ugo Carabelli. Tien converted 7 of 20 break points and saved 7 of 14 faced; Ugo Carabelli converted 7 of 14. Ugo Carabelli double-faulted 9 times. Winners to unforced errors: 44–69 for Tien, 52–68 for Ugo Carabelli. The match was played on hard in Australia.