Tiafoe d. Murray Kubler

Tiafoe beat Murray Kubler 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Tiafoe won 102 of 189 points (54%). Tiafoe hit 23 aces to 9 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (51/64) against 69% for Murray Kubler. Tiafoe converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Murray Kubler converted 1 of 6. Winners to unforced errors: 53–39 for Tiafoe, 22–21 for Murray Kubler. The match was played on hard in Australia.