In front of a boisterous home crowd, John Millman produces a committed performance to beat veteran Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in four sets.
Local crowd favourite John Millman says his serve underpinned his stoic four-set win over Feliciano Lopez in their first-round encounter at the Australian Open.Millman triumphed 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 over LopezMillman got on top of Lopez early in their clash in front of a boisterous crowd inside Margaret Court Arena, before going on to win 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in just under three hours.
Meanwhile, third seed Alexander Zverev defeated fellow German Daniel Altmaier in straight sets, 7-6 , 6-1, 7-6 , in the feature men's match of the evening session on Rod Laver Arena.
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