Nishioka d. Dougaz

Nishioka beat Dougaz 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Nishioka won 137 of 252 points (54%). Nishioka hit 3 aces to 18 and won 71% of points behind the first serve (50/70) against 74% for Dougaz. The second serve told: 66% won for Nishioka, 32% for Dougaz. Nishioka converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 5 of 8 faced; Dougaz converted 3 of 8. Dougaz double-faulted 7 times. Winners to unforced errors: 29–21 for Nishioka, 54–66 for Dougaz. The match was played on hard in Australia.