Australian Open: Denis Istomin beats Ivan Dodig to advance

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Representative of Uzbekistan Denis Istomin advanced to the second round of Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the first round, Denis Istomin defeated Ivan Dodig of Croatia in four sets with the score 6:1, 6:4, 3:6 and 7:5.

The match lasted 2 hours and 34 hours. Istomin recorded 13 aces, two double faults and six break-points.

In the second round, Denis Istomin will face world No. 2 Novak Djokovic from Serbia.