Ruud d. Bellucci

Ruud beat Bellucci 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Ruud won 89 of 149 points (60%). Ruud hit 10 aces to 8 and won 77% of points behind the first serve (41/53) against 63% for Bellucci. The second serve told: 65% won for Ruud, 38% for Bellucci. Ruud converted 5 of 14 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Bellucci converted 0 of 1. Winners to unforced errors: 32–27 for Ruud, 20–37 for Bellucci. The match was played on hard in Australia.