Cilic d. Altmaier

Cilic beat Altmaier 6-0, 6-0, 7-6(3) in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Cilic won 94 of 152 points (62%). Cilic hit 20 aces to 8 and won 88% of points behind the first serve (35/40) against 63% for Altmaier. The second serve told: 65% won for Cilic, 33% for Altmaier. Cilic converted 6 of 12 break points and saved 1 of 1 faced; Altmaier converted 0 of 1. Winners to unforced errors: 48–26 for Cilic, 14–29 for Altmaier. The match was played on hard in Australia.