Tursunov d. Malisse

Tursunov beat Malisse 6-7(1), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Tursunov won 148 of 278 points (53%). Tursunov hit 15 aces to 11 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (66/90) against 76% for Malisse. Tursunov converted 7 of 15 break points and saved 5 of 7 faced; Malisse converted 2 of 7. The match was played on hard in Australia.