Ryan Sweeting defeated Alex Kuznetsov 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ryan Sweeting came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Ryan Sweeting extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Sweeting R. took it in straight sets.
Hard: Sweeting R. leads 2–1 · Grass: Sweeting R. leads 1–0
Ryan Sweeting beat Alex Kuznetsov 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Ryan Sweeting vs Alex Kuznetsov — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-01-09/kuznetsov-vs-sweeting-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 9 January 2013).