Georgian top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili beat Gerald Melzer of Austria 6:3, 6:4, 2:6, 6:3 in the first round of Australian Open. The match lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes.

Nika was losing the second set 0:4 but the Georgian won 6 games in a row. Basilashvili made 5 from 15 breaks and served 4 aces.

Nikoloz will play in the second round of Australian Open for the first time in his career. He will face either Ruben Bemelmans or Lucas Pouille.