Sweeny d. Monfils

Sweeny beat Monfils 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Sweeny won 160 of 312 points (51%). Sweeny hit 2 aces to 14 and won 70% of points behind the first serve (66/94) against 76% for Monfils. The second serve told: 61% won for Sweeny, 45% for Monfils. Sweeny converted 5 of 19 break points and saved 9 of 11 faced; Monfils converted 2 of 11. Monfils double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 51–45 for Sweeny, 58–77 for Monfils. The match was played on hard in Australia.