Cilic d. Almagro

Cilic beat Almagro 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-2 in the first round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Cilic won 115 of 204 points (56%). Cilic hit 16 aces to 10 and won 75% of points behind the first serve (42/56) against 70% for Almagro. The second serve told: 62% won for Cilic, 39% for Almagro. Cilic converted 5 of 12 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Almagro converted 2 of 4. Almagro double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in Australia.