Krueger d. Hijikata

Krueger beat Hijikata 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Krueger won 101 of 182 points (55%). Krueger hit 6 aces to 8 and won 68% of points behind the first serve (42/62) against 65% for Hijikata. The second serve told: 65% won for Krueger, 39% for Hijikata. Krueger converted 7 of 15 break points and saved 5 of 8 faced; Hijikata converted 3 of 8. Hijikata double-faulted 8 times. Winners to unforced errors: 37–33 for Krueger, 33–33 for Hijikata. The match was played on hard in Australia.