Zheng d. Korda

Zheng beat Korda 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(0), 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Zheng won 153 of 316 points (48%). Zheng hit 4 aces to 22 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (79/115) against 80% for Korda. Zheng converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 6 of 7 faced; Korda converted 1 of 7. Korda double-faulted 5 times. Winners to unforced errors: 37–29 for Zheng, 71–58 for Korda. The match was played on hard in Australia.