Ernesto Escobedo defeated Tatsuma Ito 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatsuma Ito came in defending last year's round of 128, but Ernesto Escobedo had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.
Escobedo E. took it in straight sets.