Nishikori d. Matosevic

Nishikori beat Matosevic 7-5, 6-2 in the first round at the Brisbane International - Brisbane. Nishikori won 78 of 142 points (55%). Nishikori hit 2 aces to 3 and won 64% of points behind the first serve (29/45) against 68% for Matosevic. The second serve told: 63% won for Nishikori, 39% for Matosevic. Nishikori converted 4 of 7 break points and saved 4 of 5 faced; Matosevic converted 1 of 5. The match was played on hard in Australia.