Guillermo Garcia Lopez defeated Aljaz Bedene 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Sydney qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aljaz Bedene came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Guillermo Garcia Lopez claimed a first win over Aljaz Bedene in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Garcia Lopez G. came through in three sets.
Guillermo Garcia Lopez beat Aljaz Bedene 5-7 6-4 7-6. Umpiry, "Guillermo Garcia Lopez vs Aljaz Bedene — Sydney Qualifying Round 1", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-01-07/bedene-vs-lopez-sydney-q1?utm_source=cite (as of 7 January 2019).