Arakawa d. Fairclough

Arakawa beat Fairclough 7-6(3), 6-2 in the first round at the W15 Brisbane. Arakawa won 81 of 145 points (56%). Arakawa hit 3 aces to 3 and won 72% of points behind the first serve (36/50) against 53% for Fairclough. Arakawa converted 4 of 8 break points and saved 4 of 6 faced; Fairclough converted 2 of 6. The match was played on hard in Australia.