Richard won his first round match of the Australian Open against Diego Junqueira from Argentina 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4.
It was tough: hot, very windy and a first set lost in the breaker. Richard started to find his game in the middle of the second set, and this slight domination won him the tie-break 7-3. The third set was Richard's best, the backhand clicked better and better. But Junqeira would not go away easily, Richard was a break up in the forth set, but could not hold it. Finally at 4 all, he broke again in a very disputed game and he served out convincingly.
Richard scored 76 (!) winners, but also 50 errors. His next opponent will be Denis Istomin from Usbekistan.
Source: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20012009/5/photo/france-s-richard-gasquet-celebrates-victory-argentina-s-diego-junqueira.html