Seppi d. Istomin

Seppi beat Istomin 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-2 in the second round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Seppi won 190 of 374 points (51%). Seppi hit 13 aces to 16 and won 76% of points behind the first serve (84/111) against 76% for Istomin. Seppi converted 2 of 7 break points and saved 6 of 7 faced; Istomin converted 1 of 7. Winners to unforced errors: 13–6 for Seppi, 16–1 for Istomin. The match was played on hard in Australia.