Overview
- Tien, the No. 8 seed, edged a tight first set in a tiebreak and secured the second with a break in the fourth game to close in straight sets.
- The contest lasted a little over 90 minutes at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane.
- Ugo Carabelli, ranked No. 49, exits the singles draw, leaving Brisbane without Argentine players in singles, but he remains in doubles with Kamil Majchrzak.
- The Carabelli–Majchrzak pair is slated to face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and defending singles champion Jiri Lehečka in the opening round of doubles.
- Elsewhere on day one, Frances Tiafoe defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 6-2 at the ATP 250 event that serves as a tune-up for the Australian Open.